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Brazilian telecoms company hires advisers for privatization
State-owned Copel has hired financial and legal advisers to structure the privatization of its telecoms arm, Copel Telecom
SFC Energy issues new shares
German-based SFC Energy has raised €27 million in a capital raise by issuing 2,700,000 new shares at €10 each offered in a public offering in Germany and Luxembourg
DWS data centre acquisitions to merge
Asset manager DWS is to merge two recent data centre acquisitions held in its second European infrastructure fund
PGGM ups stake in Walney offshore wind farm
Dutch pension fund manager PGGM has increased its stake in Walney offshore wind farm to 24.8% by taking over the 9.9% holding in the asset from investment manager DIF’s Ampère Equity fund
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Utico remains in talks to rescue Hyflux
Renewables Asia PacificUAE utility Utico and bankrupt Singaporean water treatment company Hyflux remain in talks over a rescue package
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IJGlobal league tables – H1 2019
EuropeIJGlobal today publishes its league table findings for the first half of 2019, tracking deals closed across infrastructure finance and project finance
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GE Solar in tie-up with BlackRock
Renewables North AmericaGE Solar and BlackRock Real Assets have partnered to form a new business, Distributed Solar Development, bringing to a close an eight-month capital raising process
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NextEra buys transmission cable company from Steelriver
Power North AmericaNextEra Energy has completed the acquisition of California-based Trans Bay Cable from Steelriver Infrastructure Fund North America
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German PE fund signs solar deal
Renewables North AmericaThe US affiliate of German clean energy fund manager HEP Kapitalverwaltung has committed equity to a newly-formed distributed solar project finance vehicle
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Midwestern utility buys North Dakota wind project
Renewables North AmericaMinnesota-based utility company Otter Tail Power Co has closed its acquisition of the 150MW Merricourt wind farm in south eastern North Dakota from EDF Renewables Development, about 18 months later than planned, and issued notice to proceed with construction
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SGN and Murphy create JV utility
Power EuropeSGN and J Murphy & Sons have entered into a new 50:50 joint venture in utility asset ownership – with SGN acquiring 50% ownership in Murphy Utility Assets
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Taaleri transfers Finnish wind project to SolarWind II fund
Renewables EuropeRenewables fund manager, Taaleri Energia has transferred the 91MW Oltava wind farm in the municipality of Pyhäjoki in north-western Finland to Taaleri SolarWind ll fund
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Pakistan dips its toe in airport privatisation
Transport Asia PacificPakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority plans to split into two entities, following a high-level meeting including Prime Minister Imran Khan. This could precede privatisation of the country's airports, in particular the three largest: Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore
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Suzlon Energy defaults on convertible bond
Renewables Asia PacificDistressed Indian renewables developer Suzlon Energy has defaulted on a $172 million principal payment on its convertible bond
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Aberdeen Standard Investments buys Polish solar portfolio
Renewables EuropeAberdeen Standard Investments has acquired a 42.3MW solar portfolio in Poland from Sun Investment Group and E energija
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CEZ to buy stake in lithium mining firm
Renewables EuropeCEZ has agreed to lend European Metals a €2 million convertible loan – conditional on the successful outcome of the due diligence process – in the interest of becoming the largest shareholder and co-development partner in the Cinovec Lithium/Tin Project
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IJInvestor Funds & Investors Report − H1 2019
Oil & Gas EuropeThe IJInvestor Funds & Investors Report − H1 2019 has just been published, detailing all global infrastructure fundraising and M&A activity during the first half of this year
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Bowmans' Carter joins Pinsent Masons in Johannesburg
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaPinsent Masons has appointed a new partner in its Johannesburg office who has a focus on infrastructure and energy M&A transactions
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Carlyle signs partnership with water infra business
Water North AmericaThe Carlyle Group has signed a partnership with VICO Infrastructure Company through its recently-closed Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund to invest in water infrastructure projects across the US