The US public pension wants to add private investment capacity.
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The $800bn sovereign wealth fund said it is willing to accept regulatory scrutiny by the federal government as long as there is ‘no double standard’.
The renewables asset manager has recorded an IRR of over 9% for the company it invested €8m in six years ago as it targets €500m from its three other funds by December 2018.
The second instalment of the Central and Eastern Europe-focused vehicle, set to total $1 billion, is due to become operational this year.
Investment arms of Hong Kong’s richest man are proposing to take over the Australian energy asset manager five months after CKI’s attempt to buy a grid Down Under was rejected by the government.
Kim Thomassin’s energy and infrastructure background will help the Canadian pension manager continue its push into the sector.
The $360m commitment is part of New York’s goal to generate 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030.
After spending 16 years at Hastings Funds Management and joining Carlyle last year, Taylor will work alongside Andrew Marino at the US firm’s infrastructure division.
The Italian group is betting on the 'strategic intersection' of renewables production, energy storage and management systems through its purchase of the US company.
The project, in which Infracapital and InfraRed are equity investors, has been given the green light by former Energy Minister Charles Hendry after a seven-month assessment.
The 12-year vehicle, which has a €2.9bn target, hit the milestone thanks to commitments by the likes of OPERF and the New Jersey Division of Investment, which manages seven pensions.
The emerging market specialist returns to Pakistan for a debut in the healthcare sector, after agreeing to sell its stake in local utility K Electric for $1.8bn last October.
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Still rebounding from a botched buyout by SunEdison, the residential solar provider agreed to a $203m debt agreement and a $100m tax equity investment.
The commitments mark the pension fund’s latest vote of confidence for the asset class, which now make up nearly 2% of its assets under management.
The firm was backed by more than 50 LPs and expects to seal its next deal within the next couple of months.