In a two-minute video shot on the sidelines of our Seoul Summit, John Walker, Macquarie Capital's vice chairman for Asia talks about the evolution of Asian investors, how they're now ready to climb up the risk curve and the once-in-a-century investment opportunity offered by renewables in the region.
The firm is deploying an $816m fund that is focused on direct lending to mid-market energy and energy infrastructure companies.
The fund is the latest London-listed infrastructure offering to stall as the sector suffers from perceptions around the Labour party’s policies.
JPMorgan Asset Management’s Stephen Leh, Infrastructure Research, posits three scenarios – recession, inflation and weak energy prices – that could put pressure on core portfolios.
The Australian asset manager has gained exposure to Spain, Chile, Colombia and Peru through the acquisition from the Spanish construction firm.
The US private equity firm plans to invest its second midstream fund, which closed in March on $750m, in what it describes as ‘in-basin’ infrastructure.
Scott Lawrence, who has been with the Canadian pension since 2005 and helped launch its infrastructure platform, will replace Cressida Hogg.
An IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange is expected by the end of the year for First State, which is still fundraising for its second European infrastructure fund.
Darryl Murphy, head of infrastructure debt at Aviva Investors, highlights six key themes characterising the global infrastructure debt market.
The sale of South Staffordshire comes five years after its initial £563m investment and two years after it sold 25% of the company.
Rolling stock lessors in the UK have enjoyed a decade of strong and stable business. Yet this market is being disrupted in a way that presents significant challenges for the incumbents.
Grant Dooley will lead the real estate investment manager’s newly established infrastructure arm as CEO and plans to launch a debut fund by Q3 this year.
The joint venture between Colony NorthStar and Digital Bridge is expected to close its debut digital infrastructure fund by 30 June above its $3bn target.
A government white paper cited transparency issues and management fees as reasons why the $1trn fund should not invest in unlisted equities.
The deal comes as Hermes continues to fundraise for £1bn for its second infrastructure vehicle.