The global alternative asset manager has appointed Niel Thassim as head of Asia for its Private Funds Group to drive fundraising for private investment vehicles across its asset classes.
The Washington DC-based law firm has brought together more than 70 lawyers globally to form a new projects and infrastructure practice headed by London-based partner Arman Galledari.
The Sydney-headquartered fund manager last month hired Louisa Yeoman as institutional director UK in its London office with responsibility for identifying new institutional clients and product sales for infrastructure.
Norway’s proposal to cut tariffs for future Gassled gas transportation contracts by 90% is a rude reminder that regulatory risk is alive and well in 2013.
France’s new Socialist government has hit the pause button on PPPs. And while the model is not in any sort of existential risk, expect it to be used much more sparingly going forward.
For long-term infrastructure funds with a focus on yield rather than selling assets, making sure team members are paid sufficiently and in an appropriate manner can be a challenging task.
The European Union-focused fund manager has acquired 22.5% of the 288-megawatt Butendiek project. Danish pensions Industriens Pension and PKA, plus Germany’s Siemens Financial Services, have also purchased 22.5% stakes.
Troubled infrastructure projects can make use of traditional restructuring tools but also have their own unique requirements. Madlyn Gleich Primoff and Neal Hampton explain why
The fund manager with offices in London, Dublin and Munich, is looking to raise a minimum of £205m from the listing of a new fund investing in UK wind opportunities. The fund will be fully invested from launch due to agreements already struck with two utilities.
The UK Coalition government has made no shortage of announcements on infrastructure, but how good are the ideas and how much progress have they made? Opposition Labour MP John Healey gives his verdict
InfraVia’s Vincent Levita and Bruno Candès sit down with Bruno Alves and tell him why the firm is back with a second fund
The insurance company is providing a 30-year, fixed rate tranche as part of a €100m loan put together by Natixis for a French prisons PPP. The deal is the first from a €2bn debt partnership between the French bank and Ageas, signed last October.
The days of trying to squeeze infrastructure funds into a one-size-fits all model are over. But recognising funds’ very different characteristics can produce some interesting challenges – including in the area of incentivisation.
Ashurst’s Gonzalo Jimenez Blanco and José María Anarte offer the legal lowdown on the troubles affecting Spain’s roads sector.
The smooth progress of the East End Crossing P3 may act as a trigger for more private capital involvement in an area where it is sorely needed.