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The fund backed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers has secured the acquisition of two centres in a deal wholly backed by equity.

Though some regulatory relief may be welcome, the administration’s opposition to the Clean Power Plan and commitment to coal could add further stress to an already strained energy sector, a report states.

The Australian infrastructure manager expects to have collected about half of its A$1bn target by the middle of this year.

The policy bank of South Korea is also reviewing a potential $20m debt financing for a midstream gas pipeline project in the US.

The Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada has also made up to C$200m available to develop NRStor’s project pipeline.

Jim Leech has been appointed to help establish the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a C$35bn spending programme designed to develop major projects and boost the country’s economy.

Brookfield, which led a consortium to purchase a 90% stake in the natural gas network, expects appeals to be imminent.

The firm’s entry into the Swedish renewables market comes amid the launch of a fourth renewable energy fund by KGAL last year.

Ben Loomes has left 3i after nearly five years at the London-listed firm, with Phil White now solely in charge of the infrastructure business.

The scheme, which co-locates a utility-scale solar plant with a pumped hydro storage facility, is the first of its kind in the country.

Sonnedix is teaming up with a renewables firm to develop a portfolio of greenfield projects, boosting its overall investment in the country to over $1.3bn.

Pension Investment Corporation, which was founded by Edi and Danny Truell and backed by JC Flowers, will be the third asset in CVC’s longer-hold Strategic Opportunities platform.

The Washington State Investment Board may contribute to a $1bn renewable energy fund that Geronimo Investment Management is looking to launch.

The real assets consulting firm has added two shareholders, bringing its total to 28, two years after its founder reduced his position to a minority share.