Matthieu Favas
Matthieu Favas is the editor of Agri Investor. He was previously the web editor of Infrastructure Investor, where he started in 2013 after a year as a reporter at Private Equity International. Prior to joining PEI he spent four years in the wine industry in London, Spain and Mongolia.
Moving away from a ‘post-World War II approach’ focused on public lending is needed for multilaterals to attract private money into infrastructure projects, Laurence Carter told us.
Joseph Nnanna replaces Sarah Alade, who retired from her role as central bank governor a week ago.
The milestone comes two months after the Dutch firm reached a €215m first close on its core infrastructure fund.
The UK’s largest water company, which Macquarie divested earlier this month, has been ordered to pay a record sum after dumping 1.4bn litres of raw sewage in the Thames.
At our Renewables Forum, held today in Berlin, an LP shared concerns on potential conflicts of interests at fund managers and his reasons for going direct.
Speaking today at our Global Summit in Berlin, decision-makers from European and Asian LPs praised the rise of platforms in an age when ‘it’s all about the asset, not the asset class’.
Speaking on the first day of our Global Summit in Berlin, chairman Adebayo Ogunlesi argued GIP has the firepower to command the attention of the world’s largest companies but said it would continue to co-invest alongside LPs to access the heftiest assets.
Panellists discussed risks and return expectations at our Emerging Markets Forum today in Berlin, debunking myths about regulatory instability and praising diversification.
The German insurer is “very advanced” in efforts to seal its $500m investment through the IFC’s $5bn infrastructure debt platform, which Prudential is also looking to back.
The chief executive of the institution’s asset management arm updated us on the $1.2bn vehicle’s portfolio, its investor base and potential moves beyond infrastructure equity.