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Smith takes on UKIB role
Renewables EuropeING banking veteran Geoffrey Smith is joining the UK Infrastructure Bank as a senior banking adviser, based out of London
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Alexandria adopts state guidelines for P3s
Social & Defence North AmericaAlexandria City Council has voted unanimously to amend its code and adopt Virginia's guidelines for P3s
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Quinbrook adds to advisory board and US investment team
Renewables North AmericaQuinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced multiple senior appointments to its investment team in Houston and added Kurt Akers to its advisory board
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Macquarie seals €43m debt for Spanish CSP
Renewables EuropeMacquarie Asset Management has closed a €43 million debt investment for a 50MW concentrated solar power plant in Spain owned by Q-Energy
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German motorway PPP reaches FC
Transport EuropeThe B247 motorway PPP in Germany has today reached financial close, just 2 months after the project was awarded
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Ballard Spahr expands infra group
Transport North AmericaWilliam Estes has joined Ballard Spahr as an attorney in the firm’s P3/infrastructure group in New York
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Antin IPO values company at €4.1bn
Power EuropeAntin Infrastructure Partners has completed its IPO, resulting in an initial 13.2% free float and valuing the company at €4.1 billion
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CDC and Tikehau agree Egis sell down
EuropeCaisse des Dépôts has received a binding offer from asset manager Tikehau Capital to acquire a 42% stake in its subsidiary Egis
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Rumo plans new debenture issuance
Transport Latin AmericaBrazilian rail operator Rumo Logística – a subsidiary of Cosan – is planning a R$1.25 billion debenture issuance to fund investments in the Malha Paulista rail concession
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AfDB to weigh in on Tanzanian road upgrade
Transport Sub-Saharan AfricaThe AfDB has approved a $116 million loan for the government of Tanzania to debt finance the upgrade of a 160km road corridor in the country’s south
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InfraVia pushes into German fibre market
Telecoms EuropeInfraVia Capital Partners and Liberty Global have set up a joint venture to develop fibre-to-the-home networks in Germany
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Omani firms sign MoU for smart city pilot
Social & Defence MENAOman’s National Energy Centre has signed a MoU with oil & gas company Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the development of a smart city pilot project
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Sponsors retain debt advisers for 1.2GW Polish wind
Renewables EuropePKN Orlen and Northland Power have today retained Green Giraffe and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna to arrange non-recourse financing for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland
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Florida RFQ issued after unsolicited bid
Water North AmericaOkeechobee County in Florida has issued an RFQ and is seeking to encourage proposals for the DBFOM of a stormwater treatment project, having received an unsolicited bid
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HSBC signs PPA with Scottish wind project
Renewables EuropeHSBC has today signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with the 13MW Sorbie Wind Farm in Scotland, as a part of its strategy to decarbonise its energy use by 2030
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Medellín light rail project to seek international financing
Transport Latin AmericaThe municipal government of Medellín will seek national and international financing for the ‘Metro de la 80’ light rail project, with a view to bringing the project to FC in late 2021 or early 2022
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EnergyAustralia brings forward coal mine closure
Power Asia PacificAustralian utility EnergyAustralia has today released an update to its climate change policy, confirming its transition out of coal assets by 2040
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Wärtsilä signs concession for Gabonese gas-fired
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaA Wärtsilä-led consortium has signed with the government of Gabon a 15-year concession agreement for a 120MW gas-fired project to be developed at Owendo, near Libreville
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Civitas rejects short seller’s claims
Social & Defence EuropeSocial infrastructure investor Civitas has rejected an open letter from short seller ShadowFall, which has accused the company of disadvantaging investors