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Michael Chae, Blackstone, CFO
Speaking at the PEI CFOs & COOs Forum, Blackstone CFO Michael Chae warns that in a downturn, the macro can overwhelm the micro.
The group believes that the US will โ€˜graduallyโ€™ offer opportunities for private investors beyond the energy sector.
Making LPAs more akin to contracts between fund managers and their portfolio company execs would lead to better GP-LP alignment.
Brookfield Asset Management is offering investors additional exposure to renewable energy assets through a โ€œsleeveโ€ it has included in its fourth flagship infrastructure fund that will be dedicated to the sector, the firm said during an earnings call. Bruce Flatt, chief executive of the $350 billion asset manager, said the new product offering, which coincides [โ€ฆ]
A new firm run by veteran investors and former public servants launched last week under the name American Triple I Partners with the goal to provide financing for US infrastructure projects that many may overlook. American Triple I, based in New York, is a new venture created by principals at Wall Street investment bank Siebert [โ€ฆ]
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Franceโ€™s parliament is working on legal reforms that introduce a tax-efficient system to distribute a portion of capital gains among all employees of an acquired company.
The government will assume 40% of the construction costs, while I Squared's Indian roads platform and Indian developer KNRC will assume the remaining 60%.
Marsha Beck starts immediately in the newly-created role, with AMP Capitalโ€™s strong performance in 2018 offsetting a torrid year for the fund managerโ€™s parent group.
Our interactive presentation goes behind the data making up our inaugural debt ranking, breaks down capital raised by funds and SMAs and more.
An unexpected cut in government subsidies threw the islandโ€™s offshore wind market into disarray. Now, Taipei is trying to convince worried renewables investors to stay.
The private equity and infrastructure manager has already held discussions with โ€˜investors from all walks of lifeโ€™, partner George Ridd tells us.
The joint venture marks a first for both: the launch of an infra business for the Bahrain-based private equity firm and a new geography for the UK-based asset manager.
An Ardian-backed US renewables venture has made its fourth acquisition in the wind sector since its launch last year as it moves to meet a 3GW goal. Skyline Renewables, a partnership between French fund manager Ardian and Transatlantic Power Holdings, announced the purchase of four wind farms with a combined 117MW capacity. The deal puts [โ€ฆ]
With upcoming elections in several countries, political uncertainty is one of several factors that may lead to โ€˜some slowdownโ€™ in the region this year, but the impact on the infrastructure sector is not expected to last.
The investment in a fibre network on the French island of Rรฉunion is the first by the team formed in April last year by the former EDF Invest infrastructure arm.
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