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Investors fret over heightened competition for the few leases still to be sold by the Australian state after general elections fail to produce a clear winner.
The two companies have reached financial close on the Grandview Wind Farm with a $221.9m investment from BofA Merrill and JPM Capital Corporation.
CPPIB has secured a 25% stake in the Sydney tolled motorway A$2.5bn PPP, alongside investment manager QIC and toll roll operator Transurban.
A consortium including Partners Group and JPMAM has acquired the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport for an undisclosed amount.
The London-listed fund would use the proceeds to repay a new, £80m credit facility it has secured from ING and KfW.
The energy investor has secured a $62.7m debt package and will provide $26.9m in equity for subsidiary BMR Energy to close on the 36MW project.
The London-listed firm, which sold its formerly largest asset last week, will review its performance objective in the coming months as infrastructure prices continue to rise.
The National Audit Office, which scrutinises public spending, has questioned whether risks to taxpayers from the UK Guarantees Scheme are being reliably measured.
556 deals reached financial close in 2014
Canadian Solar, an Ontario-based renewables firm, has sold the Glenarm solar power plant to the Amsterdam-headquartered fund manager.
Swiss-based Partners Group reckons high valuations in segments such as regulated utilities and brownfield yielding assets is capping equity returns at or below 8%.
The International Finance Corporation has budgeted $30m for Guinea’s investment climate framework, with a special focus on PPPs and SMEs in the energy sector.
The Ferrovial subsidiary has been selected for the second phase of a Canadian toll road, three years after winning Phase 1.
GE Energy Financial Services and Morgan Stanley have helped the Swiss asset manager reach financial close on Briscoe Wind Farm, a 150MW project in Texas.
The firm, which saw 14 new investors commit to the fifth series of the vehicle, expects to be launching a successor during the first quarter of next year.