The UK solar specialist is eyeing a pipeline of assets representing more than 280MWp of installed capacity and £300m of investment.
The deal brings the amount deployed by the UK fund to 85% of the £130m IPO proceeds it collected six months ago.
The Japanese financial services firm and Swiss private markets specialist will collaborate on infrastructure and private equity products in Japan.
Mitsubishi UFJ and SMBC rule the roost in global infrastructure lending, with Europeans and Australians also prominent.
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The UK asset manager is currently investing its maiden infrastructure fund, which it is raising with a target of $1bn.
Italy’s second-largest gas transportation business is embarking on further expansion at a time of renewed investor interest in European gas networks.
The UK venture capital firm, together with Scottish developer Green Highland Renewables, has invested £3.1m in a hydropower project.
The New York fund manager has hired William Campbell, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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The UK listed infrastructure fund is hoping to give itself the ability to invest more in construction-phase projects and non-government-backed PPPs.
The solar energy partnership between the two firms has moved into a second phase, adding 34 megawatts.
The UK listed fund is seeking to raise at least £75m via a C share issue – possibly followed by a £100m issuance of ordinary equity – to fund further acquisitions.
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A growing stream of deals has allowed the region to reclaim its crown over Asia Pacific last year – a trend confirmed in the last quarter.
Institutional investors could provide an extra $200bn in annual funding to the sector, helping plug the $500 billion yearly gap left by public cuts in the period to 2030.
The Canadian firm is looking to raise $150m to back solar projects in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
The agency has affirmed bonds issued by the GIP-owned airport at ‘BBB+’, underlining a recent pick-up in traffic at the London hub.