• Case Study: Cypress Creek Renewables

    Alfie Crooks Renewables North America

    In July, Sweden's EQT Infrastructure Partners emerged as the winning bidder for North Carolina-based solar developer Cypress Creek Renewables, following a highly competitive auction process. But in order to get to the point where it could clinch an attractive bid offer, Cypress had to go through a three-year saga of restructurings, recapitalizations and refinancings.

  • Turbine lifetime limits require a reality check

    Gary Bills Renewables Europe

    According to recent figures from WindEurope, within the next 5 years, approximately 38GW of European wind farms will reach 20 years of operations. With the industry standard lifetime for a wind turbine between 20-25 years, this means decisions will soon need to be made around life extension, repowering or full decommissioning for these assets

  • Autopista Río Magdalena 2, Colombia

    George Hames Transport Latin America

    Colombia's success with the 4G programme – a nationwide plan to revitalise the country's road infrastructure – has set in motion plans for 5G which will go beyond highways to include airports, railways and waterways

  • Telfers acquisition, Panama

    Carmen Arroyo Nieto Power Latin America

    This summer, a consortium of investors led by InterEnergy Group was able to seal its purchase of the 656MW Telfers LNG-to-power project in Panama, bringing to close a process they had embarked on 2 years ago

  • Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP refi, Australia

    Maya Chavvakula Social & Defence Asia Pacific

    The private sector in Australia seems to be making up for the lack of government action on climate change with the sponsors of the Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP securing the largest healthcare sustainability loan in the world to refinance the project

  • Case Study: Telfers, Panama

    Carmen Arroyo Latin America

    This summer, a consortium of investors led by InterEnergy Group was able to seal their purchase of the 656 MW Telfers LNG-to-power project in Panama, bringing to a close a process that they had embarked on two years ago.

  • Infra investment key to economic recovery and growth in Africa

    Stephen Barnes Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa

    While the pandemic highlighted Africa’s vulnerable infrastructure, this very same network has the potential to be a catalyst in the continent’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery

  • Digital infrastructure – key to environmental goals

    Dr William Cox Telecoms Europe

    M&E Global – IJGlobal's digital infrastructure partner – takes a look at the role DI will play in delivering ESG targets. Dr William Cox writes...

  • The Astris Finance Interview

    Ila Patel Renewables Latin America

    On time to celebrate the firm’s 20th anniversary, Astris Finance has been awarded Latin American financial adviser of the year, for the third year in a row – and for good reason. This boutique firm is deeply embedded in the energy and infrastructure sectors in the region, having been active there for the last 2 decades

  • The Citi Interview

    Ott Tammik Oil & Gas North America

    Citi has been named Global Bond Arranger of the Year for 2020, in addition to winning the respective regional awards for North America and MENA

  • Footscray Hospital PPP, Australia

    Maya Chavvakula Social & Defence Asia Pacific

    The government of Victoria this year successfully procured the “much needed” Footscray Hospital as a public private partnership in a small win for the Covid-battered state

  • Bayfront Infrastructure Capital II IABS securitisation

    David Doré Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    Imagine originating, bundling, and issuing a diversified portfolio of 30 project finance loans to institutional investors in 5 months… 5 weeks or 5 days. Now contemplate that entire process happening in 5 seconds. What about infrastructure asset-backed securities tokens? Far-fetched? Is that even a future worth creating?

  • The SMBC Interview

    Ila Patel Renewables Latin America

    SMBC enjoyed an impressive 2020 calendar year working on some landmark transactions in the Americas. Taking the pandemic in its stride, SMBC continues to be one of the dominant players in both North America and Latin America

  • The White & Case Interview

    Angus Leslie Melville Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa

    IJGlobal speaks to White & Case partner and Head of the Africa Group, Mukund Dhar about a highly successful 2020 and the international law firm’s aspirations for Africa in the coming years…

  • The Fitch Interview

    Ila Patel Renewables MENA

    In an unprecedented period of uncertainty and change, Fitch Ratings stood out from its competitors in the global infrastructure sector. It is for this reason that it picked up IJGlobal awards for ratings agency of the year in all 4 regions – MENA, APAC, North America and Latin America

  • The Quinbrook Interview

    Ila Patel Renewables North America

    Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has been voted the IJGlobal investor of the year for North America, recognising the role it played on transactions in 2020, particularly its delivery of direct and measurable ESG. Co-founder and managing partner David Scaysbrook spoke to IJGlobal about the previous year and the direction the investor is headed in 2021 and beyond

  • Bogoslovec Onshore Wind Farm, Northern Macedonia

    Elliot Hayes Renewables Europe

    Northern Macedonia, has been getting serious with its phase out of coal announcing an aggressive strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

  • Harrisma data centre, Indonesia

    Civi Yap Telecoms Asia Pacific

    As infrastructure financiers increasingly venture into the digital space amid the second year of pandemic, Indonesian internet service provider Inet Global Indo this month (July) broke ground on its Rp1 trillion ($68.9 million) hyperscale data centre phase 1

  • The Herbert Smith Freehills Interview

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    Having won IJGlobal Legal Adviser of the Year for Europe and acted on numerous award-winning deals, Herbert Smith Freehills partners Lewis McDonald and Gavin Williams speak about a year like no other…



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