India needs to invest nearly $150bn to meet its 2022 renewable energy target, a large part of which will be contributed by foreign capital as domestic lending is constrained.
The current head of SL Capital is set to helm the unit just days after shareholders approved a £3.8bn transaction that will create the UK’s largest asset manager.
The vehicle missed its target by C$10m but has already deployed 30% of its capital, including in the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Marta Jankovic, ESG and responsible investment specialist at APG, replaces Blackstone’s Gerry Murphy at the industry body.
The debut vehicle is targeting companies in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile that will benefit from increased infrastructure and energy development in Latin America.
Launched a couple of months ago, the firm’s second global infrastructure vehicle has received $150m from the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
The debt vehicle is one of 38 private funds at the Canadian firm.
With the Trump administration looking to spark a $1trn infrastructure boom by tapping the private sector, we find it looking for inspiration from the land Down Under.
The boss of the Climate Bonds Initiative thinks concerns over the country’s green bond standards and verification procedures are exaggerated.
Three years after launching, the NY Green Bank made $2.7m last year from $291.6m of investments in clean energy projects that leveraged $677m from the private sector.
The Dutch firm, which held a close after running out of dry powder earlier than expected, is advancing towards its €1.5bn target.
The proposed funding marks a 34% increase to the bank’s investment in the Danish firm’s previous vehicle in 2015.
Facing tight budgets, American universities are turning to the private sector to fund needed campus revamps. An investment bonanza in the making?
The European investors join Indian and Chinese counterparts in making the shortlist for the Serbian hub, whittled down from 27 interested parties.
Tages remains undeterred and is pondering the launch of another renewables vehicle following the €253m closing of its maiden attempt.