The deal marks the French firm’s first investment in the Latin American transportation sector and the first in the region for the $800 million Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund IV.
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News that CalPERS is considering leveraging its portfolio has put the spotlight on the risks and merits of institutional investors taking on systematic borrowing.
Local government financing vehicles used to fund infrastructure projects face bond maturity payments of $530bn between 2019 and 2021.
Like its predecessor, UBS-CEIS, the new fund is a joint initiative between UBS, Swiss asset manager Fontavis and insurer Swiss Mobiliar.
The Brisbane-headquartered fund manager has acquired Sea Swift for a little under A$300 million in a move that diversifies away from core infrastructure in its Global Infrastructure Fund.
IFM’s executive director for Europe has left to ‘pursue personal business interests’, IFM says.
The new fee to fund grid construction and maintenance could dampen investors’ confidence as the country looks to develop its offshore wind sector, experts say.
Committee for Sydney says the next set of projects has stalled and urges the state government to take action in order to avoid ‘a one-time infrastructure boom’.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of risks to supply in coming months but the federal government is still not stepping up.
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The winning bidder for the North East Link PPP will design and build twin tunnels under the Yarra River and assume responsibility for maintaining a stretch of road for up to 25 years.
The New York-based firm has also brought back its former head of investor relations, Brenden Woods, who left last December to join Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets.
The public agency should consider launching a new BOT model to speed up privatisation and tackle its $24bn in debt, ratings agency ICRA says.
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