BAA has agreed to sell the UK’s second largest airport, ending months of negotiations. Rival bids from syndicates featuring Borealis and Citi were trumped by GIP, which reportedly secured more than £1bn in debt financing.
The Scandinavian private equity group has agreed to pay €35m to acquire a specialist in hazardous waste treatment in the Danish town of Nyborg.
Airport operator BAA has used an appeal tribunal to criticise the UK Competition Commission decision last year ordering it to offload three of its airports, including Gatwick and Stansted.
Qualified financial advisors have been invited to pitch for a mandate to help the state carry out a series transport PPPs.
Infratil-backed Energy Developments has rejected the private equity firm’s offer as too low, but said it will not impede a similar 'off-market' takeover bid.
Infratil-backed Energy Developments has rejected the private equity firm’s offer as too low, but said it will not impede a similar 'off-market' takeover bid.
A Global Strategic Investment Alliance for ‘alpha’ infrastructure and real estate assets? One pension’s chief executive officer is working hard to make it a reality.
The newly-formed 1Malaysia Development Berhad has teamed up with Saudi-backed investment company, PetroSaudi International to launch a company aimed at co-investing with international investors in projects in Malaysia. Target sectors include energy and real estate.
Infrastructure fundraising is showing signs of life. A cause for optimism? Perhaps, though it may be too early to tell.
The Milan-headquartered firm, in which banking group IntesaSanpaolo has a minority stake, is making environmentally-focused investments.
Infrastructure fundraising is showing signs of life. A cause for optimism? Perhaps, though it may be too early to tell.
According to reports in the local media, the Houston-based developer and fund manager is aiming to start investing through the vehicle in the next six to nine months.
Participants at this week’s Infrastructure Investor: New York forum argued both for and against the use of permanent-capital vehicles to own infrastructure assets. Both views are right.
Some GPs are still greatly prized by investors, while expectation of out-performance in the coming years is high – despite the pain being felt in the present. Through discussions with leading alternative asset groups in and around Switzerland's financial capital, Andy Thomson takes the temperature of the private equity market
Are separate mandates, such as Rockspring’s appointment by The National Pension Service of Korea, another threat to blind pool funds? PERE magazine October 2009