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  • Taxiing before take-off

    Jon Whiteaker Transport North America

    Airport privatisations in the US have largely remained grounded, with numerous cancellations, but two deals are now at least moving towards the runway

  • Taweelah IWP, United Arab Emirates

    James Hebert Water MENA

    Abu Dhabi is going to be home to not only the world's largest independent water producer (IWP) but also the world’s cheapest tariff for desalinated water thanks to the $1.2 billion Taweelah IWP

  • US infra spending – a missed opportunity

    Sophia Radeva Transport North America

    The cancellation of the Mobile River Bridge P3 shows the limitations of federal efforts to increase infrastructure spending

  • Infra funds – the value chain gang…

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    Ever since the start of the global financial crisis, the infrastructure community – the entire industry from infra funds through to lenders and advisers – has lived by the mantra “evolve or die”… a...

  • Three’s a crowd: the trouble with ME tenders

    Jon Whiteaker Power MENA

    A messy cancellation of a tender in Kuwait this week demonstrates why making advisers bid collectively for mandates has significant downsides

  • DFIs push ahead in Argentina

    Lyudmila Zlateva Oil & Gas Latin America

    While the wider economy faces significant uncertainty, DFIs have continued to support energy and infrastructure projects in Argentina

  • Hallowe’en – an infra tribute to Poe

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    Once upon a Friday dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary… the challenge of writing an editorial, mulling quaint and curious volumes of infra lore. While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there...

  • EXCLUSIVE North Marmara motorway refinancing, Turkey

    Eliza Punshi Transport Europe

    Financial close was achieved mid-September on North Marmara motorway PPP, concluding a restructure process that ensures delivery of an essential piece of Turkey's infrastructure that is deemed...

  • Acquisition of Elenia Lämpö Oy, Finland

    Sophie Mellor Power Europe

    The sale of a business in any sector at 21x EBITDA will always cause a stir among market pundits, but this was not the case when Finnish district heating firm Elenia Lämpö Oy changed hands at such an...

  • BNDES - dominant no more?

    Juliana Ennes Latin America

    The day capital markets are the main source of infrastructure finance in Brazil, replacing institutions that can offer subsidized interest rates or artificially-long tenors, might come sooner than...

  • Another year older, another year…

    Angus Leslie Melville Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    There are certain things by which you can chart your life and it’s a little bit sad when it dawns on you that IJGlobal’s quarterly league tables have become a landmark for tracking the flow of years

  • New Zealand's substantial infra pipeline

    Lyudmila Zlateva & Valentin Mihaylov Transport Asia Pacific

    The Government of New Zealand has an ambitious pipeline of 174 infrastructure projects it intends to develop over the next five years, requiring a total investment of roughly NZ$6.1 billion. Taking...

  • Steering solar equipment into safe harbors

    Taryana Odayar Renewables North America

    Solar equipment safe harbor deals that have been in the works since the first half of the year have begun to reach financial close in the last few weeks, starting with a dual-tranche transaction for...

  • Infra M&A – virus that proves the vaccine?

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Asia Pacific

    Are people paying too much for infra and energy assets? Has the market finally reached the stage where stupendously stupid things are being done? With a market correction on the way, are the wheels...

  • Da Mi Floating Solar, Vietnam

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Renewables Asia Pacific

    An independent credit assessment, a favourable credit rating, and a state-owned sponsor all contributed to allow Vietnam's first ever floating solar project to reach financial close this month

  • Lowland slowdown

    Daniela Todorova & Lyudmila Zlateva Transport Europe

    PPP activity has moved from the Netherlands to Belgium. While the former was famed for its procurement, its neighbour has found projects slow-going

  • A new template for Flemish schools

    Eliza Punshi Social & Defence Europe

    Belgium is hoping it has learnt the lessons of the past as it tries to push forward the procurement of new schools in Flanders

  • Safeguarding Europe’s infra profits

    Mathew Garver & William Cox Renewables Europe

    The Spanish renewable energy market serves as a prime example of the dangers of failing to factor in political and regulatory risks over the lifecycles of projects when procuring projects

  • Laydeez an’ gennelmen – place your bets

    Angus Leslie Melville Social & Defence Europe

    In a sector designed for stable and predictable cash flows, safe bets placed on sound business cases… why does it feel these days like the industry’s studying form at the paddock?

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