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The next generation of data for infrastructure investors – Special Report
Power EuropeTo the usual “How was Covid for you?” the team at EDHECinfra knows not to smile too much. “When we launched the commercial activities of EDHECinfra in 2019,” recalls director and founder Frederic Blanc-Brude, “one of us said something like ‘what we need now is a good crisis!’”
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Brexit Special Report 2021
Power EuropeIJGlobal speaks to Assured Guaranty’s Paris-based Raphael de Tapol about the challenges brought by Brexit and how AG has risen to overcome them…
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Environmentally, economically and politically unstable… nuclear
Power EuropeThe future of nuclear lies in the hands of governments that want to build it. Sophie Mellor looks at how ESG ratings, public and private financing as well as politically stability impact projects
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Georgia Power sustainability bond, US
Power North AmericaGeorgia Power brought another new ESG labeled security to the US utility sector in February when it issued its first sustainability bond – which is similar to a green bond but with an expanded list of eligible projects that include social initiatives
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Baltic district heating finds a private equity owner
Power EuropePartners Group is acquiring a district heating platform in the Baltics, in the latest of a string of exits by Finnish utility Fortum
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Gás Natural Açu, Brazil
Power Latin AmericaPort of Açu located in the municipality of São João da Barra, in the North of Rio de Janeiro state is on its way to becoming a grandiose industrial complex serving the oil & gas industry
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Glenfarne portfolio, Latin America
Power Latin AmericaBefore 2020 came to a close, New York-based developer Glenfarne Group was able to refinance its roughly 1.5GW Latin American generation portfolio with a mix of bank debt and bonds, following a path opened up by other sponsors in the region who had refinanced their assets earlier in the year
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Next stop: Peru
Power Latin AmericaAware of the importance of infrastructure to economic growth, and of the role of the government in driving the industry, Peruvian leaders have started to think strategically and to make that clear to investors
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Xiamen Xiangyu steel plant, Indonesia
Power Asia PacificChina state-owned logistics company Xiamen Xiangyu on 15 December achieved financial close on the more than $2 billion integrated steel plant project, one of its largest overseas investments
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University of Idaho, US
Power North AmericaThe University of Idaho reached financial close on its steam plant and utility system in December 2020, the third deal of its kind to close in the US... part of a growing trend in the education sector to invite private investors to improve legacy utility systems and receive upfront funds to retire old debt and invest in strategic initiatives
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BBVA – extending sustainable finance beyond just dark green
Power EuropeBBVA, a pioneer of sustainable finance, has bolstered its track record with the launch of sustainability advisory services this year. The banking sector will be a crucial enabler for facilitating sustainability-linked goals, BBVA’s heads of ESG and structured & project finance advisory tell IJGlobal.
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IJInvestor Awards 2020 – The Moody’s Interview
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaMoody’s Investors Service won the IJInvestor Award for Best Ratings Agency. Here key players talk to IJGlobal Americas editor Ila Patel about key deals and ESG
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Energy Efficiency – have your cake and eat it
Power EuropeIJGlobal funds reporter Arran Brown delves into the opportunity and challenges ahead for energy efficiency as it builds momentum as an asset class
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The global ESG scrabble
Power Asia PacificThe challenge of ESG and how the market is delivering change - IJGlobal Asia Pacific senior reporter Dave Doré delves into approaches being taken and how the process yields value...
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IJInvestor Awards 2020 – Rising Star Jemima Atkins, AllianzGI
Power EuropeAllianzGI assistant vice-president Jemima Atkins is a Rising Star according to the IJInvestor Awards judging committee. IJGlobal reporter Sophie Mellor finds out just how fast she ascends…
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The ESG policy tsunami making landfall in 2021
Power EuropeIf sustainable investing reached a high-water mark in 2020, then the level of investor enthusiasm shows no sign of receding in 2021. But a new force is looming on the horizon: EU regulators and the incoming sustainable finance package, writes IJGlobal Funds Editor Ott Tammik
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IJInvestor Awards 2020 – The Winners
Power North AmericaIt is with great pleasure that we reveal the winners of the IJInvestor Awards 2020, celebrating global achievements in infrastructure and energy M&A and fund activity
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The IJGlobal ESG Report
Power EuropeIJGlobal has today published an in-depth report on the tectonic shifts in the ESG space this year, particularly within the global infrastructure and energy markets
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Java 9 & 10 coal-fired, Indonesia
Power Asia PacificControversy has long swirled around Java 9 & 10 – Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant complex in Banten. The $3.4 billion project in November 2020 achieved financial close, while facing vociferous international and local opposition. The project also paves the way for a fresh equity structure in major power projects in Indonesia