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IJGlobal League Tables FY 2023 – steady as you go
IJGlobal today publishes the infrastructure finance league tables for the 2023 full year which achieved something close to stability when held against the previous 2 years of activity
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ECAs and DFIs have long been a staple of the infrastructure finance, supporting and supplementing commercial lending where appropriate. However, in a slow post crisis economic climate these institutions have become ever more prominent in global energy and infrastructure projects.
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Among the multitude of infrastructure market stakeholders, sponsors/equity investors play a particularly significant role. Equity backing for projects has always been a vital component in developing infrastructure assets, where traditionally industrial construction style companies invest into equity and raise additional funds to cover project costs in the form of project finance debt.
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The French PPP market, formerly the largest PPP market in Europe in both 2011 and 2012 by value, has in recent times suffered a dramatic downturn. Hampered by the on-going Eurozone crisis French PPPs are being impeded by budgetary constraints, economic difficulties within France and growing public debt.
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So far this year corporate finance has been dominated by two huge deals that have caused a massive, but perhaps misleading, surge in overall volume figures. This fact notwithstanding, the year has also revealed some interesting trends, with a promising pipeline of oil & gas transactions in the US and intriguing opportunities in European renewables.
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So far 2013 has been a mixed bag for project finance: whilst the overall volume of global investment has increased to the highest levels since H1 2008, deal activity has slumped again, falling to 199, down from 230 over the same period last year
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2013 has been a mixed bag across project finance sectors. Some, like Oil and Gas and Power performed well, whereas others, like Transport and Renewables have struggled when compared to the same period last year. All in all, although the increase in deal value should be cause for optimism, the falling deal count shows pipelines are not yet replenished,
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Africa & the Middle East offers vast potential for infrastructure development and project finance investment, however this potential is still yet to be fully unleashed.
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In 2012 European infrastructure investment suffered significantly from the region’s deteriorated economic situation
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