Low gas prices, protests at home and a US president who seems bent on walling the country off have challenged Mexico’s energy sector. But three years after a series of reforms that opened the country to private investors, Mexico will not be turning back.
The Japanese pension fund could invest over $9bn in private equity, real estate and infrastructure, following the lead of pension giant the Government Pension Investment Fund.
The private equity firm is eyeing a final closing in May for Capenergie 3, while it continues to seek funds for an energy efficiency vehicle.
The firm plans to use the proceeds, which could reach about £57m, to be used to repay debt in anticipation for further investments.
The German insurer is “very advanced” in efforts to seal its $500m investment through the IFC’s $5bn infrastructure debt platform, which Prudential is also looking to back.
The vehicle, which has already collected about 60% of its predecessor’s total, says it has several ‘exclusive investment opportunities’.
The chief executive of the institution’s asset management arm updated us on the $1.2bn vehicle’s portfolio, its investor base and potential moves beyond infrastructure equity.
A quarter of a century after making its infrastructure debut, AMP Capital closed its maiden global fund on $2.4bn at the end of last year. We sit down with infrastructure equity chief Boe Pahari to assess how the firm fits in relative to its peers.
The Russia-Turkey Investment Fund, which could be as large as $1bn, will ‘strengthen bilateral economic ties’ between the two countries.
Charles Donovan, director of the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College London, and Simon Wilde, senior MD at Macquarie Capital, explain why investors need to take immediate action to insulate their portfolios against climate change.
The two direct investors are set to pay over £1.3bn for 26% of the UK’s largest water utility, the third asset to be exited by Macquarie’s second European fund.
The London-based firm will target real estate, infrastructure and renewables debt through strategies including secondaries and co-investments.
The manager of the UK-listed wind fund has set up an Irish counterpart just a few months after unveiling a solar investment vehicle.
The investment firm has already raised at least $700m for the vehicle.
The 288MW Butendiek project in Germany has agreed an ‘attractive’ package after being fully operational for over 18 months.