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TPG launches renewables company with 1GW acquisition
Renewables Latin AmericaPrivate equity firm TPG plans to use a 1GW solar portfolio it has acquired from Trina Solar as the foundation for a new renewables portfolio company called Matrix Renewables
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B Grimm to power strategic airport expansion
Renewables Asia PacificB Grimm Power has agreed with EECO and Royal Thai Navy to lease land for the development of a hybrid power plant at a strategic Thai brownfield airport project, following the airport expansion’s commercial close last month
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Ratch mulls options on Thai power plant
Power Asia PacificA subsidiary of Ratch Group is deciding what to do with a power plant in central Thailand, following the end of the PPA with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand this week
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Thai satellite JV forms
Telecoms Asia PacificThaicom and CAT Telecom have established a satellite business joint venture to bolster Thailand’s telecommunications infrastructure and grow the digital economy and satellite industries
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Sun Life Financial completes InfraRed acquisition
Renewables EuropeCanadian financial services provider and insurer Sun Life Financial has closed on the acquisition of an 80% shareholding in London-based asset manager InfraRed Capital Partners
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RFPs in for Qiddiya utilities project
Power MENAQiddiya Development Company has received 2 RFP bids from prequalified consortia for the utility assets under its Qiddiya entertainment megaproject, located 40km from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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EXCLUSIVE SMBC promotes senior team for LatAm
Latin AmericaSMBC’s New York-based team has promoted some of its Latin America heads
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RWE finalises E.ON deal
Renewables EuropeRWE and E.ON have reached financial close on an asset swap deal
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Liberty global hires infra strategy director
Telecoms EuropeLiberty Global has hired Charlie Scott as director of infrastructure strategy and corporate development
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Orrick hires energy partner
Renewables EuropeLaw firm Orrick has hired London-based Adam Smith in its energy and infrastructure practice
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Hitachi ABB Power Grids launches
Telecoms EuropeHitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd went live today to create a joint offering with the combined might of 2 power heavyweights
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World Bank approves infra loan
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaThe World Bank has approved a $425 million loan for TDB to support the Regional Infrastructure Financing Facility project in eastern and southern Africa
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Gresham House BSIF strategy raises £300m
Renewables EuropeGresham House has secured total commitments of £300 million for its British Strategic Investment Fund, reaching the upper limit of its final fundraising target
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Verhallen joins Besix
Transport EuropeAnne Verhallen has moved to Belgian construction company Besix after a long stint at Mott MacDonald
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PB for Turkish road PPP
Transport EuropeRönesans Holdings has won the Nakkaş-Başakşehir Motorway Project located on the European side of Istanbul (30 June)
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Vauban and Axione launch digital infra platform
Telecoms EuropeVauban Infrastructure Partners and Axione have launched Vauban Infra Fibre, a digital infrastructure platform
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Ukraine’s largest port PPP to sign
Transport EuropeThe concession agreement for the Olvia Sea Port in Ukraine will be signed “in the next few days”
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GuarantCo promotes three in Africa and Asia
Sub-Saharan AfricaPIDG member GuarantCo has promoted Nishant Kumar, Jules Samain, and Janice Kotut-Sang to managing director roles in the Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific regions
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Rowson takes reins at GSA
Social & Defence EuropeWill Rowson has taken over as chief executive officer at UK-based Global Student Accommodation, with immediate effect, replacing Steve Grant who has stepped down