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.
The listed vehicle’s portfolio generated £20.2m during the last quarter, a period that also saw its newly acquired BIFM platform make its first investment.
The Canadian asset manager and its London-based partner are part of a growing cohort of fund managers deploying capital in UK solar.
The UK solar specialist is eyeing a pipeline of assets representing more than 280MWp of installed capacity and £300m of investment.
The deal brings the amount deployed by the UK fund to 85% of the £130m IPO proceeds it collected six months ago.
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The UK asset manager is currently investing its maiden infrastructure fund, which it is raising with a target of $1bn.
Italy’s second-largest gas transportation business is embarking on further expansion at a time of renewed investor interest in European gas networks.
The UK listed fund is seeking to raise at least £75m via a C share issue – possibly followed by a £100m issuance of ordinary equity – to fund further acquisitions.
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A growing stream of deals has allowed the region to reclaim its crown over Asia Pacific last year – a trend confirmed in the last quarter.
Institutional investors could provide an extra $200bn in annual funding to the sector, helping plug the $500 billion yearly gap left by public cuts in the period to 2030.
The Canadian firm is looking to raise $150m to back solar projects in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.