We get a brief on the UK’s possible relationships with the lender and the European Fund for Strategic Investments once the country is now longer an EU member.
Following its $28bn merger with Spectra Energy last autumn, the Canadian energy company bought out all outstanding public shares of Midcoast Energy Partners.
The firm’s agreement with the French government comes just a few days after it received a €491m investment from majority shareholder Abertis.
Among the projects the country will seek private financing for is the $6.6bn Metro Line 3 expansion scheme in Lima.
Europe’s busiest port has also received financing from Lloyds and RBS just over four years after its privatisation was blocked by the government.
The German firm has committed $1.5bn to toll roads in the past year and a half.
The US fund manager’s third global infrastructure vehicle attracted 191 LPs, about half of which were new investors.
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The private-equity firm says it has so far deployed close to $6bn of equity in the asset class, with its president boasting returns ‘into the 40% IRR range’.
The country is showing goodwill after scrapping a tie-up with Singapore’s Changi Airport last year, which led it to relax foreign takeover rules.
The $1.5bn vehicle has allocated more than $200m to its first batch of projects, which includes an Indonesia geothermal plant and an Indian solar developer.
The Cricket Valley Energy Centre is leveraged with about 44% equity from investors including TIAA and 55% debt from a group of global finance institutions.
SunEdison's former yieldcos have been considering bids for months and Brookfield appears to be the top contender.
Nandita Parshad will be responsible for investing €2bn a year, about a quarter of the bank’s annual activity.
Inspired Evolution has also reached a $90m first close on a second renewable energy vehicle targeting $250m.
The scheme, which will add two new buildings to the country’s largest mental health and addiction centre, is expected to reach financial close in March.