Having previously invested in Irish wind, the Canadian fund’s acquisition of 21% of Rabbalshede Kraft represents its second move in Europe.
Japan’s GPIF intends to invest more in infrastructure in 2017 but is keen to underline its investment decisions remain insulated from government influence.
The firm’s global head of private equity said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that a vehicle able to deploy billions of dollars at once is needed “to be relevant” in today’s market.
The German asset manager has secured two operational projects totalling 41MW as it reaches a first close on a renewable energy vehicle launched late last year.
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The UK telecoms group is set to be divested by CPPIB and Macquarie, its lead shareholders, in a deal potentially worth up to £6bn.
The deal, which comes nearly two years after both firms first partnered in Mexico, will bump up BlackRock’s infrastructure assets to $14bn.
Domestic giants are vying with foreign players for a slice of the growing market despite signs that a significant share of the output is not being used.
The Singapore-based renewables firm has secured land rights to develop an additional 1GW of solar projects ‘over the near term’.
The NextEnergy Solar Fund also said it is in advanced negotiations for an additional 197MW acquisition worth £205m.
The acquisition of three plants, including one of the country’s largest, brings AREF2’s portfolio to about 255MW just two months after closing.
Uganda's Soroti Solar Facility is celebrated as a successful way to quickly develop renewables in Africa, but investors wonder whether it can be replicated.
We get a brief on the UK’s possible relationships with the lender and the European Fund for Strategic Investments once the country is now longer an EU member.
The Swiss bank has laid out ambitious AUM targets for infrastructure and private equity after combining the asset classes with its bigger real estate business to form the Real Estate and Private Markets platform.
The German firm has committed $1.5bn to toll roads in the past year and a half.