The pension has invested over A$200m as part of its joint venture with Plenary Group.
Internal hire Denis Stas de Richelle moves from export finance to become the new global head of infrastructure and asset-based finance.
SMBC and Brookfield are cornerstone investors, with commitments also received from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Kotak Mahindra group, and a leading insurer.
The UK government has launched an Islamic Finance Task force with the aim of attracting sovereign wealth fund money to infrastructure development.
The former Credit Agricole Private Equity is supporting Milan-based Futuris as it looks to invest €220m in biomass plants over the next few years.
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SAUR is struggling to repay its €2bn of debt, amidst rumours of an equity wipeout and massive debt losses.
Adverse rulings heighten the need for investors to talk to politicians and regulators.
A debt panel at the Berlin Summit 2013 argued that there’s considerable interest in managed accounts and other bespoke solutions for infrastructure debt over blind-pool funds.
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At a meeting held at Infrastructure Investor’s Berlin Summit 2013, the Russian-chaired B20 Investment and Infrastructure taskforce unveiled key recommendations it will present to the G20.
Pensions (64%) and sovereign wealth funds (4%) make up 68% of the LPs in EQT's €1.9bn second infrastructure fund compared to 28% of LPs for Fund I.
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A Commission of Audit has recommended electricity sales as the way for the Australian state to win back its triple-A rating.
Ouma Sananikone has joined the Macquarie Infrastructure Company board of directors. Sananikone is a highly regarded businesswoman in Australia.
The cancellation of Turkey’s $5.7bn highways sale after a lengthy and nuanced procurement process should serve as a reminder that the country is still very much an emerging infrastructure market.
The government is calling on pension funds, insurers, debt funds and other players in the private infrastructure debt market to give it feedback on how bonds could be used to fund new concessions.
The French developer closed the acquisition of Portugal’s 10 airports and announced it has exclusive rights to negotiate the construction and operation of a future Lisbon airport once the current one reaches capacity.