Carsten Stendevad, who has led the $120bn Danish pension since 2013, is returning to the US for family reasons.
The UK’s biggest ports group, which is owned by institutions including CPPIB, Borealis and GIC, could suffer a Fitch downgrade on the grounds of ‘high leverage’.
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China’s Shanghai Electric Power has started preliminary work on the auction and says it is not the only suitor for the $1.5bn stake.
The A$34bn super fund is also looking to recruit three infrastructure specialists as it looks to bolster its investment in greenfield and small to medium-sized brownfield assets.
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The founder of Eaton Partners says the proliferation of sovereign wealth funds as private equity investors helps offset pension fund bans on placement agents.
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The Canadian utility is one step closer towards completing the $11.3bn acquisition of the US transmission business, having received approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Not everybody thinks assets available through the stock market provide the same benefits as their private counterparts.
The world’s second-largest oil and gas explorer plans to inject two pipeline assets into a platform company set up last December.
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Philip Iley, former head of EMEA transport and logistics at the bank, has joined the US firm’s London team as principal.
The Manila-based lender claims to be the development bank most involved in the country's energy sector.
The London-based private equity firm has exited its 51% stake in the project to joint venture partner Groupe Eurotunnel for €75m.
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AMP Capital has invested in Evergen, a company that helps customers choose the most efficient source between solar, battery and the grid.
The open-ended structure's creation would come after the Aussie firm set up a A$1bn renewables platform alongside the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
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The 20-year vehicle, launched alongside CNP Assurances, enlisted support from the likes of Allianz, Aviva and the French Reserve Fund.
Total deal volume in the first half fell to around $17bn, according to the advisory firm’s mid-year report.