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Acquisition of Statera, UK
Renewables EuropeEQT’s acquisition of Statera Energy was exactly the type of deal the fund manager had been pursuing for years, Benjamin Bygott-Webb, managing director at EQT, tells IJGlobal
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Condor II e-buses, Chile
Transport Latin AmericaDigitalBridge group InfraBridge in October achieved financial close on a transaction acquiring almost 700 e-buses for Santiago’s public transport system – expanding on a deal made in collaboration with Enel X in 2020
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Damietta Port CT II, Egypt
Transport MENAWith more than 80% of global trade being transported by sea and containers dominating international commercial shipping, high-quality port infrastructure has become essential... and Egypt's Damietta Port second container terminal project is a perfect example of this trend
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London CIV’s new CIO
Renewables EuropeThe pension pool for London’s Local Government Pension Schemes, London Collective Investment Vehicle, is beginning the year under the leadership of a new CIO
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Energy transition – time to get the finger out
Renewables EuropeConversations with the industry this week leave this infra hack considerably more concerned at the end than the start… worrying about hitting Net Zero targets, the pace of delivery of renewables projects and – pretty much – energy transition in general. But most of all, the need to get the finger out
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Asia Pacific, FY 2023
Oil & Gas Asia PacificInfrastructure finance across Asia Pacific marked a marginal increase in activity over the course of the 2023 calendar year, logging improved stats when held against full-year 2022, according to the IJGlobal database
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Bangladesh powers up greenfield CCGT
Power Asia PacificThe 584MW Unique Meghnaghat combined cycle gas turbine project recently began commercial operations in Bangladesh
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Arcus' launch of Portus Data Centers, Germany
Telecoms EuropeArcus Infrastructure Partners last year joined the data centre investment drive with 3 acquisitions in Germany and Luxembourg, and the launch of Portus Data Centres to manage them
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IJGlobal Regional Report – North America, FY 2023
Oil & Gas North AmericaInfrastructure finance across North America marked a slight increase over the course of the 2023 calendar year achieving an uptick when held against activity in full-year 2022, according to the IJGlobal database
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Infra Dig – California Drayage with CBRE IM
Renewables North AmericaHaving taken a little too long to kick start the year’s podcast service, IJGlobal launches 2024 with an interesting fireside chat on an award-winning project led by CBRE Investment Management.IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to Toronto-based Robert Shaw, managing director in CBRE IM's private infrastructure business
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Asterion’s Steag acquisition, Germany
Renewables EuropeNot only was Asterion's acquisition of Steag one of the biggest to close in Germany in 2023, it also held its own among the most notable M&As across the power sector in the last calendar year
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, FY 2023
Oil & Gas EuropeInfrastructure finance across Europe dipped by 6.2% over the course of the 2023 calendar year, marking a slight drop against performance achieved in full-year 2022, according to the IJGlobal database
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Latin America, FY 2023
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaInfrastructure finance across Latin America witnessed an uptick in activity over the course of 2023 with full-year figures recorded by the IJGlobal database identifying a rise of 8.2% when held against performance in full-year 2022
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Aware Super's London expansion
Renewables Asia PacificAware Super late last November marked its expansion into London with a A$10 billion commitment to the UK investment office. Here IJGlobal looks into its plans for the future
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Bluefield Revive, Italy
Renewables EuropeBluefield's Revive strategy looks away from the allure of new-build renewables megaprojects and instead addresses a question crucial to the energy transition – how to revitalise aging and fragmented assets and generate long-term sustainable impact
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Broken (investor) relations…
Renewables EuropeReaching out to the market this week, you’re left with a curious sense that it’s divided into 2 schools of thought when it comes to fund managers drumming up cash. Today’s editorial is prompted by an evening out with a handful of infra types in mid-December when one immediately recognisable IR person expressed relief that LPs were starting to loosen the purse strings
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DWS's Stagecoach acquisition, UK
Transport EuropeEmbracing what has been deemed “the golden age of electric busses”, DWS acquired Stagecoach in 2022, usurping a bid from National Express
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Menengai geothermal II, Kenya
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya is emerging as a key player in the energy markets, particularly geothermal with opportunities driven by low levels of energy access, a need for transition from fossil-based generation to clean and renewable energy, and to support industrialisation and economic growth
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Toll Road Monetisation P3, Puerto Rico
Transport North AmericaIn December 2023 Puerto Rico’s $5.2 billion Project Yunque toll road monetisation P3 project reached financial close, the largest highway privatisation process ever carried out in the Commonwealth