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CalPERS commits $1bn to QIC partnership
California Public Employees’ Retirement System has approved a $1 billion commitment to its Asia-Pacific infrastructure partnership with Australia's QIC
Google inks Finnish wind PPA
Google has signed a power purchase agreement with Omnes Capital and Ilmatar Windpower to purchase 125MW of capacity from the 211.4MW Piiparinmäki onshore wind farm in Finland
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World Bank supports Mozambique-Malawi interconnector
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaThe World Bank has signed a $57 million funding package with Mozambique’s Ministry of Finance for the $130 million Mozambique-Malawi regional interconnector project
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SMBC makes two London hires
EuropeJapanese bank SMBC has made two new hires to its structured finance syndication origination desk which sits within the wider loan capital markets group
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EXCLUSIVE EY head of infrastructure transactions to retire
Renewables EuropeMatthew Carter, transaction advisory services partner and head of infrastructure transactions at Ernst & Young in London, is to retire early next year
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SEEIT invests in Spanish cogen portfolio
Renewables EuropeSDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has agreed to acquire a portfolio of co-generation assets in Spain for a total cash consideration of €64 million from a listed Spanish industrial group
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2020 first close for EDIF III
Renewables EuropeFirst State Investments' newly-launched European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III is expected to hold a first close in early 2020
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KKR appoints senior TMT adviser
Telecoms North AmericaInvestment firm KKR has appointed Diego Piacentini as a senior adviser to support its technology, media and telecoms investment activities globally
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CfD 3 winners announced
Renewables EuropeThe UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has awarded 5.8GW out of the maximum 6GW of capacity on offer in the third Contracts for Difference allocation round for new renewable energy projects
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Atkins makes senior appointments in MEA
MENAAtkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has announced three senior appointments to its senior leadership team in the Middle East and Africa, as it looks to expand its business across the region
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Engie hires development director from UPP
EuropeEngie has hired Ryan Fairbairn as development director from student accommodation provider University Partnerships Programme in London
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Maynilad outlines major waste water investment
Water Asia PacificMaynilad, the water utility for western metro Manila, plans to spend Ps200 billion on new sewage treatment plants and sewer lines
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Bank of Palestine funds West Bank solar
Renewables MENABank of Palestine has signed a $1.4 million loan agreement to fund a 1.8MW solar PV project to be built near Jericho in the West Bank
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SEQI raises £139m in share issue
Renewables EuropeLondon-listed Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund has raised £139 million in its latest appeal to investors
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Eiffage buys nine micro-hydro assets in France
Renewables EuropeFrench construction and concessions company Eiffage has acquired nine micro-hydroelectric power stations and a project to build a power station in south-west France through its subsidiary Eiffage Concessions
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Cosco Shipping to exit three China terminals
Transport Asia PacificA Cosco Shipping subsidiary announced this week that its has signed three share purchase agreements to divest entirely from equity interests in three Chinese river port terminals, for a total consideration of around $150 million
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Crestmark appoints into renewables team
Renewables North AmericaJon Ellis has taken up a role as vice-president, renewable energy, at Michigan-based commercial bank Crestmark, which was acquired by savings bank MetaBank last year