SMBC and Brookfield are cornerstone investors, with commitments also received from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Kotak Mahindra group, and a leading insurer.
The UK government has launched an Islamic Finance Task force with the aim of attracting sovereign wealth fund money to infrastructure development.
The Atlantia-Gemina merger creates an Italian roads and airports powerhouse.
The former Credit Agricole Private Equity is supporting Milan-based Futuris as it looks to invest โฌ220m in biomass plants over the next few years.
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SAUR is struggling to repay its โฌ2bn of debt, amidst rumours of an equity wipeout and massive debt losses.
The Swiss banking group is the latest organisation to target this increasingly popular investment space. Internal hire Tommaso Albanese will spearhead the effort.
Adverse rulings heighten the need for investors to talk to politicians and regulators.
Paul Ryan is the firmโs newly created chief executive of OECD infrastructure equity and debt.
A debt panel at the Berlin Summit 2013 argued that thereโs considerable interest in managed accounts and other bespoke solutions for infrastructure debt over blind-pool funds.
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At a meeting held at Infrastructure Investorโs Berlin Summit 2013, the Russian-chaired B20 Investment and Infrastructure taskforce unveiled key recommendations it will present to the G20.
La Banque Postale Asset Management's hybrid vehicle will continue to fundraise for the next nine months.
Global Infrastructure Partners chairman Abebayo 'Bayo' Ogunlesi talked up the asset class and detailed his investment record at the Infrastructure Investor Berlin Summit 2013.
The Dutch infrastructure fund manager has acquired a 34% stake in Ireland's M4 from Irish construction firm SIAC.
Pensions (64%) and sovereign wealth funds (4%) make up 68% of the LPs in EQT's โฌ1.9bn second infrastructure fund compared to 28% of LPs for Fund I.
The Spanish developer paid $136m to Sacyr Concesiones for 35% of a 77km highway.