Partners Group’s Andrew Kwok cautions that growth in PPAs presents new risks to investors at the same time as supporting project investment cases.
De Run’s return comes two and a half years after he left the firm and follows Peter Hofbauer's departure, which takes effect immediately.
Commitments from two Swedish investors have brought the fund’s value to just under €300m, with an additional €90m from the EIB expected imminently.
Panellists say financing renewable projects is becoming more difficult due to slowing economic growth in the country.
Zurkow joined the business in 2012 initially to develop its infrastructure debt strategy.
Six of the 32 London-based schemes have committed to the open-ended fund, which has already made its first investment in a European renewables vehicle.
The LP-friendly limited partnership agreement is intended to cut down the need for negotiation and side letters when establishing a private equity fund.
The firm is part of a consortium of 20 international and local lenders that will provide project financing for the Macquarie Capital-backed Formosa II.
How to achieve diversity, dealing with late-cycle ‘schizophrenia’, technology and regulatory risk, and why the right questions are crucial for ESG implementation were some of the key topics covered.
The development bank hopes the loan will catalyse private capital into the country’s infrastructure sector which faces a gap in excess of $70bn per year.
The combined entity would have more than A$180bn of AUM and be larger than the country’s current largest fund, AustralianSuper.
Alphabet’s entry into the asset class foreshadows a potential disruption that will force investors to choose between betting on tech or being disrupted themselves.
Investing in real assets has become increasingly popular, and debt funds that provide financing for real assets projects are no exception.
IFM chief executive Brett Himbury says deals at such a large scale see ‘improved’ risk-return dynamics compared with others at a lower ticket.
After 10 years at the helm of the energy transition-focused firm he founded, Tobias Reichmuth will continue to provide strategic direction as chairman of the board.