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The new Champlain Bridge, forecast to cost up to $4.1bn, is expected to open in 2018.
GS Infrastructure Partners has teamed with Mexican infrastructure fund manager GBM Infraestructura to buy equity stakes in construction phases of the Tres Mesas project.
The Canadian pension will pay $198.7m for a 49% stake in the platform, with Mexico's largest infrastructure company owning the balance.
The fund, being managed on behalf of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform, is expected to be fully committed within 18 months.
Russell Smith is joining the firm alongside Rob Stewart, former boss of Credit Suisse Australia, as the firm prepares to launch an Aussie-dollar vehicle.
The UK-listed fund, which plans to use the proceeds to fund further acquisitions, expects to repay the new facility through fresh equity issuance or long-term debt raising.
The Boston-based buyout firm has purchased Pyramid LLC through affiliates of its sixth fund, which as of last month had raised more than $3bn.
Fresh research shows the asset class outperforming global equities in a flat yield curve environment.
Q1 2015 fundraising decreased 15 percent compared to the same period in 2014
Australia’s Victoria state government has eased fears by agreeing the payment of costs to the winning consortium on the A$5.3bn project which it is in the process of cancelling.
The transaction allows the duo to improve on the terms of the £285m debt package it took on upon acquiring the airport in 2013.
The listed infrastructure investment firm has increased its interests in two Building Schools for the Future projects from 40% to 80%.
The energy-focused private equity firm will commit up to $300m to Meritage Midstream Services III, a limited partnership pursuing investments in Western Canada.
The London-based manager has hired 3i partner Andy Matthews to spearhead the strategy, which will be pursued outside its existing funds.
The firm’s acquisition of two UK solar plants means it has used up all equity raised since its IPO, including £61m it collected in February.