Michael Slane, co-head of Investec's European Funds group, talks to sister publication PEI about the heightened need for FX hedging and how private funds can do it without breaking the bank.
Almost half of LPs are undecided on whether to increase their exposure to the asset class, a new survey reveals.
The emerging markets specialist, which has raised a suite of energy funds, is targeting investments in power, transmission, generation and distribution assets.
The Swiss firm continues to invest in Australian renewables, despite the sector's current challenges, thanks to the ‘long-term tailwind’ created by factors including ageing coal-fired power stations and shareholder activism.
The open-ended fund launched last year offers investors long-term exposure to assets that do not generate as high returns as the firm’s flagship fund series.
The firm’s newest European fund has bought a chemical parks supplier, while the group has also acquired two offshore wind farms.
Adam Tope will focus on infrastructure, energy and real estate GP-led restructurings.
With cyber-warfare becoming the new weapon of mass destruction and infrastructure one of its main targets, infra investors need to be proactive, says Jeffrey Altman of Finadvice.
The valuation in the UK water asset has also been affected by the upcoming regulatory review, which HICL says ‘represents significant challenges’.
The DC-based firm has entered a partnership that is shortlisted to develop a new wastewater facility in Oregon.
The strategy, which typically targets returns of 8-12%, will follow the Swiss firm’s 2016 vintage which raised €2.2bn.
The state of Andhra Pradesh is expected to fail in its attempt to renegotiate PPAs, but market sources fear a drawn-out court battle could still prove damaging.
The arrival of OTPP and AusSuper to the government-backed fund is another milestone in India’s evolution into an institutional-friendly infrastructure market.
Indian developer IRB will transfer nine operational and under-construction assets spanning 1,200km to an investment infrastructure trust.
Production tax credits for the US wind industry are set to expire at the end of the year, but research predicts this is unlikely to stop new projects from being built.