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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has hired veteran project finance lawyer Douglas Buchanan to co-head its North American infrastructure practice as it plans to expand its focus on public-private partnerships. Buchanan will serve as senior counsel for Norton Rose Fulbright in North America, working alongside co-heads Doug Fried in the US and Greg Lewis [โ€ฆ]
APG and Corsair Capital have claimed victory in their bid for Itรญnere, although Globalvia insists its accepted bid in July remains valid.
But they will be watching whether the government delivers on its promise of support to Kansai International Airportโ€™s concessionaire following the damage super-typhoon Jebi caused earlier this month.
The governing authority for Los Angeles International Airport chose a consortium led by Fengate Real Asset Investments to develop the next phase of a multi-stage public-private partnership modernising the USโ€™s second-largest airport. Los Angeles World Airports recommended LA Gateway Partners be approved to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a consolidated rental car (ConRAC) facility [โ€ฆ]
While โ€˜room for improvementโ€™ remains in ESG asset reporting, there has been a notable increase in funds submitting themselves to the bodyโ€™s assessments โ€“ up 17% on last year.
The industry body, which represents $2trn in PE assets, plans to publish an update to its private equity principles as early as this year.
CBRE Caledon has hired senior infrastructure specialist Andreas Kรถttering from GIC as the North American asset manager sets its sights on expansion in Europe. โ€œOur two major infrastructure markets are North America and Europe. While weโ€™ve been doing a good job of covering Europe from Toronto, itโ€™s important for us to have a presence in [โ€ฆ]
The Singaporean state investment company will invest in the state-backed vehicleโ€™s Master Fund and become a shareholder in its investment management company.
The Hawaiki cable deal is the Australian firmโ€™s first telecoms investment, which it plans to use as a launchpad for further opportunities in the sector.
For users and city officials, the 75-year concession is what โ€˜egregious private-sector capitalโ€™ looks like.
The fund has made seven investments, excluding a $1.9bn move for JLIF, after roughly 18 months on the road.
The deal would see CKI sell a number of APAโ€™s assets in Western Australia but is still subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
The Australian state will sign contracts for six renewables projects that will see 928MW of electricity generated per year.
The French manager has recently acquired a live salmon transportation business. We ask Agri Investor editor Matthieu Favas to tell us in which bucket the asset should sit.
Mark Warner will take โ€˜an active role in fundraisingโ€™ as the Singapore-based firm seeks to take advantage of new investment and growth opportunities.
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