The Washington State Investment Board has restructured $500 million originally committed to the Geronimo Renewable Infrastructure Partners fund into a co-investment partnership with the UK’s National Grid. According to a document published on WSIB’s website published online, the US pension announced the allocation shift this week. It comes after the UK utility bought out the […]
Sister publication pfm puts stats to the trends this month: gender pay gaps, diversity attitudes and GP commitments.
Tim Briggs, a partner in Herbert Smith Freehills’ competition, trade and regulation practice, on why the UK’s regulatory framework has been so successful, its greenfield potential and how it could all fall apart.
Natixis affiliate is establishing a Hong Kong subsidiary and expects to launch an Asia-Pacific infra debt fund by the year end.
With C$18bn in the asset class, head of infrastructure Ralph Berg says that partnering with some of the world’s most sophisticated institutions is ‘now a core pillar’ of the pension’s strategy.
The Carlyle Group has hired a Goldman Sachs clean energy specialist to lead the firm’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Platform. Pooja Goyal left a 17-year career at the investment bank to become a partner in a division of Carlyle that the Washington, DC-based firm says is poised for growth. In a statement, Carlyle co-chief executive […]
New status is expected to widen the range of US and foreign owners of Blackstone’s stock.
Firm raises more than €2.5bn for its fourth vintage as it heads towards target of about €5bn-€6bn.
Resorting to a plebiscite to block the privatisation of airport operator ADP would not only be counterproductive, it would set a dangerous precedent whereby a minority in parliament could block legislation it didn’t like.
I Squared Capital’s co-founder has told Infrastructure Investor that Asia’s natural gas sector is a more attractive opportunity than renewables, after announcing the sale of Singapore-based solar company Amplus Energy Solutions. Gautam Bhandari said he was “very happy with the result” of I Squared’s investment in Amplus, which the firm sold this month to Malaysian […]
A fifth vehicle, which could secure commitments of about €1bn, may follow before the end of the year.
The Sydney-based fund manager does its second deal in recent months with Japanese lenders to refinance one of its wind farms.
A preference for debt products among Chinese investors has forced the private equity firm to reduce the target size of its debut infra fund from $1bn to $600m.
The market has already reached 22.3% of last year’s total through just six funds raised.
The Operating Principles for Impact Management, published by the IFC, set a clear common market standard for what constitutes an impact investment and addresses concerns about 'impact-washing'.