Latest Social & Defence News
Advisory RFPs out on Indonesia waste PPP
Asian Development Bank this week issued a request for proposals to 4 advisory teams to assist on an estimated $120 million waste management plant in the westernmost province of Indonesia’s island of Java
Sun Life Financial completes InfraRed acquisition
Canadian 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
World Bank approves infra loan
The World Bank has approved a $425 million loan for TDB to support the Regional Infrastructure Financing Facility project in eastern and southern Africa
Gresham House BSIF strategy raises £300m
Gresham 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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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
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Panama advances in Acciona’s hospital complex
Social & Defence Latin AmericaAcciona will build a new children’s hospital - Hospital del Niño – in Panama in one of the largest private initiatives in the country
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Jefferson considering P3
Social & Defence North AmericaJefferson County’s Quorom Court is considering P3 project to construct a new coroner’s office, county health division and veterans office
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Vinci wins German social infra PPP
Social & Defence EuropeVinci has today signed the contract with the German town of Velbert, in North Rhine-Westphalia, to upgrade and operate its civic centre, the Bürgerforum Niederberg
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EXCLUSIVE Meridiam wins Welsh schools PPP
Social & Defence EuropeThe Meridiam team has today been selected preferred bidder for Band B of the Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools programme
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Responses due for Kentucky RFI
Social & Defence North AmericaThe Louisville Metro Government has issued an RFI for the redevelopment of the Urban Government Center
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UPDATE: Victoria councils shortlist for waste processing
Social & Defence Asia PacificA group of councils in the Melbourne area have shortlisted 3 bidders for long-term advanced waste processing services
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Three qualify for hospital P3
Social & Defence North AmericaPartnerships British Columbia has shortlisted 3 teams for the Burnaby Hospital phase 1 redevelopment with Fraser Health Authority
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Portuguese hospital PPP in limbo
Social & Defence EuropeThe procurement process for Portugal's Hospital de Lisboa Oriental project has once again been pushed back, due to Covid-19 this time
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UK to help Peru rebuild social infrastructure
Social & Defence Latin AmericaPeru has selected the UK as strategic partner for its program to rebuild critical and social infrastructure in the north of the country with climate-resilient infrastructure
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Welsh hospital PPP delayed by Covid
Social & Defence EuropeThe Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the procurement process for the Velindre Cancer Centre PPP in Cardiff, Wales
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Macquarie debt strategy raises £2.7 billion
Social & Defence EuropeMacquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions has raised £2.7 billion in commitments from UK corporate pensions schemes, local authority pension schemes, and insurance companies
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Attendance list out for EMU P3 Meeting
Social & Defence North AmericaTwenty-seven parties attended the Eastern Michigan University’s pre‐proposal meeting ahead of the RFP for a long-term public-private partnership with a private party for future projects
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Brazil launches street light RFP
Social & Defence Latin AmericaBrazilian municipality of Franco da Rocha – which is located in the state of São Paulo – has launched the bidding documents for a public lighting PPP
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Porto Alegre's street light PPP signed
Social & Defence Latin AmericaBrazilian municipality of Porto Alegre has signed a PPP contract for public lighting with the concessionaire IP Sul