The UK’s largest water company, which Macquarie divested earlier this month, has been ordered to pay a record sum after dumping 1.4bn litres of raw sewage in the Thames.
The $50bn pension, which currently has a 0.5% allocation to infrastructure, is searching for a consultant to help it with alternatives investments.
The UK-listed renewable energy investor said it plans to close on the acquisitions of an energy storage project and a wind farm in the first half of this year.
At our Renewables Forum, held today in Berlin, an LP shared concerns on potential conflicts of interests at fund managers and his reasons for going direct.
The third series of interviews from our Global Summit in Berlin, tackling issues for the here and now as well as trends likely to transform infrastructure in the 21st century.
The UK company’s share issue was “significantly oversubscribed”, blowing past its original £205m target in its first open offering since 2013.
The second day of our Global Summit was rich in investor updates and thought leadership, captured on camera through a series of high-profile interviews.
Speaking today at our Global Summit in Berlin, decision-makers from European and Asian LPs praised the rise of platforms in an age when ‘it’s all about the asset, not the asset class’.
The Australian fund manager combined attributes of both open-ended and closed-ended structures in its debut infrastructure co-mingled offering, which closed earlier this month on A$2.35bn.
The first day of our Global Summit in Berlin saw leading industry players share insights on the trends likely to shape the market in the near future, encapsulated in a series of interviews spanning privatisations, technology and energy.
Green Highland Hydro, owned by sponsor Ancala Partners, will receive £51m in debt financing from the facility.
Speaking on the first day of our Global Summit in Berlin, chairman Adebayo Ogunlesi argued GIP has the firepower to command the attention of the world’s largest companies but said it would continue to co-invest alongside LPs to access the heftiest assets.
The firm’s policy and strategy director, Jonathan Levy, said that “even without federal support” clean energy and sustainable assets are a good investment opportunity.
Panellists discussed risks and return expectations at our Emerging Markets Forum today in Berlin, debunking myths about regulatory instability and praising diversification.
The firm hopes to reach a €500m final close by the end of next year.