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The projects had reportedly attracted 16 prospective contenders in the processโ€™ early stages but only two teams submitted a final offer.
Ares Managementโ€™s subsidiary has raised $621.8m for its fifth energy fund and sold the recently completed Pio Pico gas facility in California.
The Dutch firm, co-shareholder in the project alongside Hochtief and Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung, secured financing from a consortium of five banks.
The German firm will invest via its โ‚ฌ350m second renewables vehicle in a transaction that values the pool of assets at โ‚ฌ330m.
The private equity firm has invested in various infrastructure assets in recent years including cell towers, a natural gas export facility and a transmission line.
The state-owned company will run a facility in the south of Sri Lanka that the current government has described as not financially viable.
The country has passed a new, investor-friendly concession law in a week that also saw a local fund manager buy the right to run a flagship bridge.
The transaction, the firmโ€™s second in the country, sees it invest in a solar park worth more than โ‚ฌ120m that also includes co-located storage capabilities.
The Paso de Agua Negra International Tunnel, whose tender is backed by IDB, could help boost trade between Argentina and Chile.
SDIC, the largest state-owned investment holding in China, will also purchase a minority stake in the 2,229km network.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures will invest in clean energy opportunities that reduce carbon emissions.
The Chinese nuclear giant hopes to achieve a $724m final close on the vehicle in the first quarter of next year.
The two funds have teamed up to buy Apacheโ€™s stake in the SAGE pipeline system, which carries 10% of the UKโ€™s gas production.
The Australian state says it will not proceed with signing contracts for the โ€˜missing linkโ€™ of Melbourneโ€™s arterial road system before the 2018 elections.
Minority shareholders in Dubaiโ€™s $3.4bn Hassyan project include ACWA Power, Chinaโ€™s Harbin Electric and the Silk Road Fund.
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