Institutions will increasingly divert money into real assets and away from equities and bonds, according to research from Aquila Capital.
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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.
CPPIB has secured a 25% stake in the Sydney tolled motorway A$2.5bn PPP, alongside investment manager QIC and toll roll operator Transurban.
Dale MacMaster has been appointed CIO and will report directly to AIMCo chief executive Kevin Uebelein.
The UK developer aims to raise £130m on the London Stock Exchange to forge ahead with its global expansion efforts and fund new investments.
Managing director Sam Pitts, who joined the private equity firm in 2014, will head the Houston team.
The London-listed fund would use the proceeds to repay a new, £80m credit facility it has secured from ING and KfW.
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Mark Jenkins, who joined CPPIB in 2008, will replace André Bourbonnais as senior managing director and global head of private investments.
John Mayhew takes on the newly created role at a time when the UK asset manager seeks to ramp up its infra debt business.
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.
Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds furthers its alternatives exposure boost with a planned issuance of over $2bn in mandates for infrastructure investments in 2015 H1.
The UK insurer has invested £1.5bn in the vehicle, which will target equity and debt positions in housing and infrastructure projects across the country.