Fundraising

Investors have until 26 January to purchase shares in a listed entity managed by Brookfield Asset Management, offered only in Canada.

The Brisbane-based firm has enlisted the A$10bn pension as an investor after selling a water utility to Colonial First State last month.

The Australian investment firm will open a California outpost after bringing on three new institutional directors for the American market.

The $307bn Californian pension underperformed its one-year benchmark by 5.1% in 2015-2106 and generated a small loss over the decade.

The former Federal Reserve chairman noted the need for improved roads and bridges but questioned the costs in a talk focused on entitlement and regulatory reform at PEI’s CFOs and COOs Forum this week.  

The Hong Kong infrastructure platform last month signed MoUs with two Chinese financiers looking to expand their operations in Asia.

The fund’s €12.5m financing of contracts for Beghelli is SUSI’s second deal with the company and the vehicle’s fifth in Italy overall.

The hire comes as the global investment manager seeks €250m for its first secondaries fund in the asset class since the firm’s 2014 formation.

The Paris-based firm’s Core Infrastructure Fund has secured €102m to refinance four parking concessions as part of a deal to buy the assets.

The 200MW Aussie plant joins two operating solar farms backed by the vehicle last November.

The investment firm has garnered about 57% of its latest energy infrastructure vehicle's target, which is larger than its two previous funds combined.

The acquisition boosts Equitix Fund IV’s UK solar portfolio to 60MW after it surpassed its £523m target during Q3 last year.

Tony Poulter replaces Joanne Segars in the top role as the platform continues to secure deals and capital for its £1bn Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund.

The financing marks the first investment by a $1.5bn joint investment vehicle set up by the ADB and Japan’s cooperation agency in March.