Analysis Archive

  • Data Analysis: Chinese takeover

    The aborted sale of AusGrid is part of a wider pattern of Chinese investment in transmission and distribution assets in Australia, and other major markets

  • Data analysis: Equity dominates fundraising since 2015

    Of the closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure funds launched since the start of 2015, the vast majority have been raising funds for equity investments, with only one fund also targeting mezzanine debt

  • Data Analysis: Australia's privatisation record

    The federal government's surprise decision last week to block two binding bids for the sale of AusGrid is a reminder that Australia's privatisation programme, the world's largest in terms of...

  • Questioning PABs

    As the private activity bonds that financed a portion of the Indiana 1-69 PPP are downgraded to junk, the financing instrument comes under scrutiny

  • University of California Merced, US

    The University of California’s $1.35 billion Merced campus redevelopment PPP (UC Merced 2020) is the largest social infrastructure PPP transaction due to close in North America to date in 2016. It is...

  • Data Analysis: Brazil's ailing infrastructure sector

    Brazil’s burgeoning renewable energy market has proven to be a bright spot amidst a gloomy outlook for infrastructure investment. But deal flow in this sector is also petering out

  • Brexit delays UK's flagship projects

    In the immediate aftermath of the UK's EU referendum a number of important infrastructure projects in the UK were put on hold or under review leaving some in the infrastructure and energy industry to...

  • Bronze for Brazil

    As Rio welcomes the 2016 Olympics, opinions are divided as to the real cost of hosting this year’s games for Brazil

  • Fund analysis: Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 1

    Arcus Infrastructure Partners has successfully undertaken a liquidity offering process for its near mature closed-ended first fund. The offering attracted over €700 million of capital to allow...

  • Tesla's drive for solar plus storage

    SolarCity’s board approved Tesla’s offer to buy out the company this week, but the market remains skeptical as to whether it’s really a good deal for either company’s investors.

  • Fund analysis: Mirova-Eurofideme 3

    Mirova's third fund demonstrates the demand for renewables amongst European investors

  • Malaysian malaise

    The 1MDB scandal is in the news again this week, with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accusing neighbouring Singapore of not doing enough to stop alleged money-laundering by the...

  • Data Analysis: Omani water demand spurs developer opportunities

    Oman’s government is anticipating ever-growing demand for potable water in the region and seems well placed to deliver it. A series of successful financial closes on independent water producers (IWP)...

  • Indonesia's infrastructure bottleneck

    Sponsors and their advisers suffered what has become a familiar delay in Indonesia when the bid submission deadline for the Java 1 gas-fired combined-cycle power and floating storage project was again...

  • The rise of 'Frankenstein funds'

    With the next couple of years set to mark the maturity of a number of 10 to 12 year closed-ended funds, LPs face re-investment risk once their capital is returned. However, at least two infrastructure...

  • Data Analysis: Municipality-led PPPs in the US

    Of the total 37 ongoing infrastructure PPP procurements in the US (as at 26 July 2016), a majority of 21 projects are being led by cities or municipalities as opposed to 16 projects being led by state...

  • M&A bright spot

    The M&A market bucked the general trend of decline in H1 2016, thanks in large part to oil and gas company acquisitions

  • DONG's Borssele bid: How low can offshore wind go?

    Earlier this month DONG Energy won an offshore wind tender that set a new benchmark for project costs in Europe and reinforced its position as one of the sector’s most influential players

  • Turkey following the failed coup

    The extreme crackdown on opponents by Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan following an attempted coup by the country’s army last week is a concern for investors as well as Turkey’s political...



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