While four of the five sectors analysed have shown modest improvement, the surface transportation investment gap has widened, a report finds.
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The US firm has bolstered its infrastructure and real assets unit by hiring the team that established KPMG’s institutional investment advisory business in 2011.
The Stockholm-based fund manager has agreed to buy DCLI, a provider of marine chassis equipment, from buyout firm Littlejohn & Co.
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Fast-paced innovation could make projects obsolete even before they are complete, a KPMG paper argues.
Private consortium BTG is set to begin construction of the $815m project in Q4 2016, a year later than initially expected.
Existing shareholders are looking to sell down about 15% of the Danish utility in a transaction that could value the company at $12.3bn.
The proceeds will be used to fund the UK firm’s recent investments in Wireless Infrastructure Group and TCR as well as pursue a £400m deal pipeline.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will use the vehicle to support innovative projects and businesses for a period of 10 years.
The upstream oil and gas explorer described the proposal from US-based Lone Star Funds as "unsolicited" and "opportunistic".
Simon Ratledge, an emerging market specialist, has left Simmons & Simmons to join the law firm’s energy and infrastructure practice in Paris.
The Ivy League school, along with local and business leaders, sees benefits in modernising a line to accommodate a growing population in the New York metro region.
In a recent report, consultancy firm Arcadis also singles out Malaysia as a strong performer.
Brad Vann has joined the Australian firm to advise the A$10bn Australian Infrastructure Fund.
A leading construction advocacy group says big infrastructure plans are needed to sustain the country's growth through the commodities slump.
The US pension has upped its exposure to the asset class by investing in BIF III and Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II’s side-car vehicle.