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The Sydney-based firm already has stakes in hubs in Melbourne, Launceston, Newcastle Airport and Budapest.
The platformโ€™s Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund bought the six UK solar plants in February from China-based Trina Solar.
The islandโ€™s Bureau of Energy will rank project proposals using a scoring system, with up to 3GW of projects guaranteed a fixed feed-in tariff.
The Japanese insurerโ€™s loan covers more than 20% of the total refinancing package for the AMP-backed desalination PPP in Melbourne, the largest facility of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
The debut infra vehicle is targeting โ‚ฌ700m, which will be deployed across Europe over two years โ€“ but it is likely to avoid the UK due to currency risks.
Moodyโ€™s expects to see several โ€˜innovative, precedent-setting credit enhanced transactionsโ€™ backing developing world infrastructure in the next 18 months.
An institutional director was hired to introduce the firmโ€™s real assets capabilities to institutional investors in the Middle East.
When defined appropriately, listed infrastructure can provide access to unique total-return opportunities with diversifying characteristics.
Three ongoing privatisation processes will see the government award operating rights for nine airports across the northern and southern parts of the country.
The firmโ€™s third infrastructure vehicle is expected to reach its $7bn hard-cap in early 2018, with Fund II close to being fully invested.
The deal is part of a wider โ‚ฌ1bn disposal by Gas Natural Fenosa, which has exited the market due to Italyโ€™s legal overhaul.
The acquisition of the Minnesota-based airport equipment company is 3iโ€™s first infra deal in North America.
After previous Europe-focused vehicles of โ‚ฌ150m and โ‚ฌ350m, the firm is now looking at the US clean energy market.
The firm has added two new directors to the equity team as well as its first infra appointment to the strategy and research division.
ADIA committed $1 billion to invest in Indian infrastructure.
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