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The Amsterdam-based fund manager has acquired 11 solar PV plants capable of generating 22.6MWp. The deal was done from its third infrastructure fund, which has raised โ‚ฌ463m.
Voting is thrillingly close for many of the categories in this yearโ€™s Infrastructure Investor Awards. But as we enter the last four days of voting, some wins may not be as straightforward as they once seemed.
The French fund managerโ€™s partners completed a management buyout late last year that saw them buy the 40% stake original sponsor BNP Paribas held in the business, acquiring full ownership of the firm. BNP Paribas was a seed investor in Antinโ€™s first infrastructure fund to the tune of โ‚ฌ300m.
The Amsterdam-based fund manager has increased its interest in Delfluent, a Dutch wastewater treatment plant project, from 8% to 32.5%. It has done so by acquiring shares from Rabo Project Equity.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners, the funds management business of UK developer Balfour Beatty, has reached a significant landlark for its debut fund which is thought to be aiming for between ยฃ500m and ยฃ750m.
The European Union-focused fund manager is part of a joint venture with Suez Environnement subsidiary SITA Polska which has been named preferred bidder for a landmark deal in the Polish city of Poznan.
The US private equity firm has agreed to make a common equity investment in Chinaโ€™s United Envirotech Limited. The latter operates a portfolio of waste water treatment plants across China.
With 10 days left before voting closes, time is running out for you to decide on who were the best performers in the asset class in 2012. Read on to find out about some of the current close calls.
The UK alternative asset manager has bought a ยฃ2m stake in a Scottish schools PFI project. The money has come from Foresightโ€™s ยฃ33m Infrastructure VCT Shares, the largest VCT fundraising in 2011/12
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.
GIP made history last year when it raised the industryโ€™s largest infrastructure fund at $8.25bn. With strong early showings in the six categories it has been nominated for, GIP promises to again make history by winning the largest amount of awards in a single year.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation provided half of the $100m first close of the CapAsia ASEAN Infrastructure Fund III. The fund is targeting $350m.
You decide โ€“ vote in the fourth annual Infrastructure Investor survey. The awards acknowledge outstanding performance in 46 different categories.
We asked leading professionals in the infrastructure asset class for their thoughts on what next year has in store. Todayโ€™s opinions come from Declan Sherman, John Ryan and Joel Moser.
We asked leading professionals in the infrastructure asset class for their thoughts on what next year has in store. Todayโ€™s opinions come from Sebastiaan Ranner, Sergio Ronga and Andy Briggs.
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