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Smart meter gateway firm PPC up for sale, Germany

EXCLUSIVE

German provider of broadband-powerline-communication systems for smart grids and smart metering Power Plus Communications is coming to market, IJGlobal can reveal

Exclusive Intelligence

NextDC gains approval for Sydney data centre

EXCLUSIVE

The NSW government’s Department of Planning has approved ASX-listed NextDC’s proposal for an enterprise-level and hyperscale data centre in Sydney’s west, Green Street News, the sister publication of IJGlobal, can reveal

Alupar to issue bonds to finance transmission, Brazil

PROPRIETARY

Transmission and generation company Alupar is planning to issue $456 million in debentures to finance a duo of grid projects in Brazil

Barings unveils first infrastructure CLO

PROPRIETARY

Barings has introduced its first infrastructure collateralized loan obligation, a move executives said reflects the rapid institutionalization of infrastructure debt and rising demand for rated, liquid exposure to essential assets

G.Network picked up by distressed investor FitzWalter

PROPRIETARY

UK broadband firm G.Network – owned by Cube Infrastructure Managers and the Universities Superannuation Scheme – has been sold to distressed debt investor FitzWalter Capital, IJGlobal understands

Entergy to buy Atlas-owned Cottonwood Gas Plant for $1.4...

EXCLUSIVE

Entergy Louisiana has agreed to acquire the 1.2GW Cottonwood Energy Project in Texas from a private equity vehicle controlled by Atlas Holdings, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATED: Amazon takes over mega OR solar-plus-storage pro...

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Amazon Energy is set to take ownership of Sunstone Solar, a 1200MW solar and 1200MW storage project in Oregon, IJGlobal can reveal

Thigpen acquires ACT O&M platform in Pine Gate auction

EXCLUSIVE

Thigpen Asset Management has emerged as the buyer of Pine Gate Renewables’ O&M and asset management subsidiary, ACT Power Services, IJGlobal can reveal

KKR to refi SMS acquisition debt, UK

EXCLUSIVE

KKR is in the process of refinancing its debt on the acquisition of UK-based Smart Metering Systems, IJGlobal can reveal

NBOs loom for Macquarie’s meter portfolio, UK

EXCLUSIVE

Macquarie Specialised and Asset Finance will receive non-binding offers for its UK meter portfolio within 2 weeks, IJGlobal can reveal

EIP receives unsolicited acquisition offers, Switzerland

EXCLUSIVE

Energy Infrastructure Partners has received unsolicited offers to be acquired, IJGlobal can reveal

Texas Teachers commits $200m to Carlyle infra fund

PROPRIETARY

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has made a $200 million commitment to The Carlyle Group’s second infrastructure fund, according to investor documents seen by IJGlobal

Braskem headed for debt restructuring amid acquisition

PROPRIETARY

Brazil-based petrochemical company Braskem is set to begin a debt restructuring in the midst of a takeover bid from IG4 and Petrobras

Analysis & Case Studies

OK – enough of all this excitement

If there’s a new year’s resolution to be made for 2026, it has to be that we’re going to kill off the sexy fringe and bring infrastructure back to where it belongs – boring and humdrum, delivered by the right sort of people

Safe-harbor preserves millions for Fundamental in Pine Ga...

Equipment safe-harbored under US tax rules has preserved hundreds of millions of dollars of value for projects that Fundamental Advisors has taken over from Pine Gate Renewables following the company’s bankruptcy asset sale

APAC races toward record offshore wind auctions

Asia-Pacific is heading for a defining year in offshore wind, with more than 16GW of capacity expected to be auctioned across key markets in 2026, IJGlobal estimates. As policies in Manila, Seoul and Tokyo mature, the region’s success will increasingly depend on execution rather than ambition

Debt, not cash: the mechanics behind Brookfield’s Pine Ga...

Brookfield’s final asset purchase agreement in the Pine Gate Renewables Chapter 11 reflects a negotiated outcome between the secured lender, the debtor and unsecured creditors that reallocates project risk without relying on a traditional cash sale

Other News

Tender out for ADB-backed Sri Lankan transmission project

The Ceylon Electricity Board has launched the tender for a package under a power system project backed by the Asian Development Bank

POSCO nets $700m from bond sale

South Korean firm POSCO logged a combined orderbook of over $6.6 billion for its $700 million dual-tranche US dollar-denominated offering

Masdar signs first Angolan PPA

Masdar has signed a PPA for the 150MW Quipungo solar PV project in Angola, marking the country’s first PPA in the country

University of Glasgow selects campus expansion partner

University of Glasgow has entered into a joint venture partnership with a Plenary-led consortium to fund and deliver the next phase of its campus development programme in Glasgow’s West End

Peru awards stage 3 of sanitation PPP

Peru’s Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation has awarded stage 3 of the Juliaca drinking water and sewage PPP to the San Miguel consortium

EXA Infra completes Aqua Comms acquisition

EXA Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of subsea fibre company Aqua Comms from Digital 9 Infrastructure

Uniper preps helium business sale

Uniper has decided to sell its helium business in accordance with the European Commission’s state aid approval decision in December 2022

Block of ports auction set, Brazil

Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airports and the National Waterway Transport Agency have set the auction for a block of 4 port terminals to 26 February this year

Egypt agrees $1.8bn renewables contracts

Egypt has signed renewable energy deals worth $1.8 billion with Norway’s Scatec and China’s Sungrow

SB Energy, OpenAI partner on data centers, US

SB Energy has formed a partnership with OpenAI to develop AI data centers

Zelestra secures solar projects financing, Italy

Zelestra has reached financial signing on an €13 million senior debt green financing with BPER to support the construction of 2 solar projects in Italy

Big Mega Renewable Energy secures financing for Romanian ...

Big Mega Renewable Energy has secured of €100 million project financing with a syndicate of lenders for the Vacareni wind farm in Tulcea County, Romania

H2APEX, East Energy to form hydrogen JV, Germany

H2APEX and East Energy have revealed plans to form Hanseatic H2, a JV that will develop green hydrogen plants with 5MW of capacity each

Polarise secures data centre financing, Germany

Polarise has secured €117 million financing from Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance division for its data centre in Munich, Germany

Scatec signs solar, BESS PPA, Egypt

Scatec has signed a power purchase agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company covering the development of 1.95GW of solar capacity and 3.9GWh of battery energy storage in Egypt

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Energy Transition Report 2025

We are delighted today to publish the Energy Transition Report 2025 – focusing on this essential part of international infrastructure finance

Power to the Bitcoin bros

They started with a technology developed to reshape the global monetary order, but crypto miners are now becoming an integral part of the system to power AI engines

IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report Q3 2025 – return of the...

Fundraising within the infrastructure fund space was extremely active in the first 9 months of 2025, with activity outpacing that of prior years despite market turmoil in the energy sector

IJGlobal League Tables Q3 2025 – PPPs make tentative come...

EXCLUSIVE

Infrastructure finance was down in the first 9 months of 2025 when compared to the same time period last year

IJGlobal Regional Reports – H1 2025

IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the first half of 2025, combining all data gathered from the regional reports

IJGlobal H1 2025 Funds & Investors League Tables

The first half of 2025 was marked by uncertainty, however, that turmoil did not deter the infrastructure fund community, with more funds reaching final close compared with years prior

IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report H1 2025 – surge of fina...

There was a significant surge in fundraising in the first half of 2025, the just-released IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report shows

IJGlobal League Tables H1 2025 – infra finance stumbles

The first half of 2025 saw a significant decrease in infrastructure financing, IJGlobal’s Infrastructure and Project Finance League Table Report shows