Japanese LPs must look beyond returns when seeking to incorporate sustainability considerations into their investment strategies, delegates heard today.
The Department of Transportation gave St. Louis approval to explore airport privatisation as part of President Trump’s plan to increase private sector infrastructure participation.
Negative interest rates are pushing Japanese investors to see infrastructure as a fixed income substitute, giving an edge to the listed end of the asset class, panellists argued today.
As a shake-up of the country’s pension system looms, investors remain focused on liquidity despite a growing knowledge of overseas infrastructure, delegates heard today.
Despite rising uncertainty, panellists today underlined the potential created by data services as the ‘fourth utility’ amid strong public support for infrastructure.
Three remaining consortia s are expected to be issued a final request for proposals in June, according to Los Angeles World Airports.
The board for the century-old power producer approved a strategy to shut down or convert to gas generation a number of its coal-fired plants.
LPs ‘love to focus on it’, but uncompeted deal processes do not lead to better returns, say dealmakers.
Seeded by the IFC with $325m, the fund targeting institutional investors is looking to be fully invested in emerging markets within seven years.
The Canadian pension manager has committed C$1.9bn in debt and equity to an acquisition that forms a global construction company generating C$12.1bn in revenue.
With only two wind turbines standing off the coast of the North Asian island, Taiwan seems to be attracting more private investment than other markets in the region.
Teaming up with other Asian investors and a Russian private equity fund, the consortium is believed to have paid €250m for the 25% stake.
Inspired by the UK, a reform being proposed could unlock vast amounts of capital looking for stable income, say the country’s super funds.
Australia’s foreign investment watchdog and shareholders of Duet Group have approved the proposal by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing to acquire a portfolio of energy assets.
The developer’s latest project in South America follows a contract it won last October to widen and maintain federal highways in Paraguay.