Analysis Archive
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Change of focus for North American fund managers
Oil & Gas North AmericaWith large equity fund managers making their foray into the debt space, IJInvestor data shows the strategy is slowly gaining ground in the region
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Saint Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm, France
Renewables EuropeThis month France’s first offshore wind farm reached financial close after a lengthy development phase getting the wind past construction permits and after a fast financing process the developers are...
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Hedged solar opportunities in the Lone Star State
Renewables North AmericaAs project finance has become available for solar assets with financial hedges in Texas, sponsors that are bullish on the market have begun to explore innovative contract structures that preserve more...
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Grass is greener
Renewables EuropeBrownfield funds enjoy the greatest prominence in the current climate of fundraising activity, but there are those making the case for greenfield investing, enlightening LPs to the potential upsides
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Myanmar’s power sector: a T-line too far?
Power Asia PacificAfter a long period of silence, Myanmar gave a 200MW CCGT project an extension to the CPs deadline on its ageing PPA from 2016. Uncertainty on funding for a transmission line has been one of the...
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Dan McCarthy – splitting the audience
Renewables North AmericaOne of the most controversial figures in the infra/energy community, Dan McCarthy has risen to become one of the world's leading head hunters in this sector and has more war stories than you can shake...
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Fund analysis: InfraVia
Renewables EuropeAt the start of the week (16 September), France's InfraVia announced the sale of the final asset held in the eponymous fund
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Simon Currie – energising the transition
Renewables Asia PacificA globe-trotting career spanning three decades has not diminished Simon Currie's enthusiasm for getting deals done
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West Bakr wind farm, Egypt
Renewables MENALekela Power made a successful return to the Gulf of Suez where it has achieved both a cheaper capex and lower tariff in reaching financial close on a 250MW wind farm
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IJGlobal Friday the 13th Special
Renewables EuropeIt’s Friday the 13th and – as the day behoves – we turn our focus to the darker side of the industry… the horrific, the ghastly and the downright wrong. Sourcing opinion from the market through a...
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China Infrastructure 2019 – an IJGlobal first
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIJGlobal was in Beijing at the end of August for client meetings and China Infrastructure 2019 – our first seminar in China with partners Roca Infrastructure Data and Analytics and the International...
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What we did in your summer holiday
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIt’s been a busy summer at IJGlobal with a good number of changes to report for those who have been sunning themselves like overfed seals on the golden beaches of wherever your bonus can afford to...
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Van Phong coal-fired, Vietnam
Power Asia PacificAfter more than 10 years, another major greenfield coal-fired power plant in Vietnam has reached financial close, amidst rising headwinds against new coal projects. This is despite the direct...
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Interest high in Brazilian renewables
Renewables Latin AmericaSolar and wind auctions in Brazil are still proving popular and more commercial lenders are participating in deals
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Geopolitical uncertainties on infra investments
Transport EuropeInfrastructure investors have rarely faced such a breadth of challenges as they do today. Sabre rattling across regions is fueling protectionism while dampening economic activity according the IMF...
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Andy Carty – a retiring man
Social & Defence EuropeThree tours of duty at three seats of power, Andy Carty knows how to walk the corridors and come out the other end with his sanity largely intact. Here we celebrate a fascinating public-side career...
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Currenta acquisition, Germany
Oil & Gas EuropeAfter a drawn out negotiation period, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA belatedly closed on the acquisition of the largest German chemical park operator, Currenta
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Laurie Mahon – infrastructurally fabulous
Transport North AmericaA career like few others... in fact - no others. New York-based CIBC boss Laurie Mahon stands out as one of the most intriguing figures in the global infrastructure community having done it all, and...
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Offshore wind takes centre stage in South Korea
Renewables Asia PacificSouth Korea has big plans for offshore wind, though only a couple of projects so far are operational