staging
risk allocation
SNC-Lavalin and Skanska have decided to stop bidding for such projects. If other developers follow their example, the entire procurement model might be at risk.
Solar panels
UK-listed firm says changes to Marginal Loss Factors produced โ€˜unfavourable resultsโ€™ for three Australian renewables assets.
The fund manager has set targets for its seven Australian assets, covering airports, ports, a railway station and an electricity distribution business - including a 100% reduction by 2030.
Question mark
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner partner James Marshall and regulatory economist and consultant Chris Bolt examine changes in UK regulation and whether the future will be radically different.
Auckland, New Zealand
The NZ Infra joint venture will go head-to-head with government entity NZ Transport Agency for the right to act as delivery partner for the multibillion-dollar scheme.
Singapore Skyline
The asset manager will target core assets in developing countries and core-plus deals in developed markets.
Sydney skyline
The UK-based fund manager will launch the Foresight Renewable Energy Income Fund this month, a debt fund targeting A$150m-A$200m that will invest in smaller-scale renewables projects.
GP commitment
GP ownership is a significant factor in risk-taking, according to a study from the Norwegian School of Business and Goethe University Frankfurt.
Summer blue sky and airfield in Asahikawa Hokkaido Japan
Airport PPPs may have been a success but local authorities are still reluctant to transfer other types of assets to the private sector.
Michael Slane, co-head of Investec's European Funds group, talks to sister publication PEI about the heightened need for FX hedging and how private funds can do it without breaking the bank.
Tokyo skyline, Japan
Almost half of LPs are undecided on whether to increase their exposure to the asset class, a new survey reveals.
Cybersecurity, warfare
With cyber-warfare becoming the new weapon of mass destruction and infrastructure one of its main targets, infra investors need to be proactive, says Jeffrey Altman of Finadvice.
HICL Affinity Water
The valuation in the UK water asset has also been affected by the upcoming regulatory review, which HICL says โ€˜represents significant challengesโ€™.
Sunset on solar panels in a village
The state of Andhra Pradesh is expected to fail in its attempt to renegotiate PPAs, but market sources fear a drawn-out court battle could still prove damaging.
The arrival of OTPP and AusSuper to the government-backed fund is another milestone in Indiaโ€™s evolution into an institutional-friendly infrastructure market.
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