• Turnberry 2007… where are they now? (Part 1)

    Ten years ago, the great and good of the infrastructure community gathered at Turnberry Hotel in Scotland, guests of IJ at a retreat sponsored by Ashurst, Deloitte and BESI. Here we look at how the careers of those who attended have evolved over the course of the troubled decade...

  • Budapest Airport, Hungary

    Budapest Airport’s sponsors reached financial close on a refinancing of the asset in late July 2017, bringing pricing on debt sharply down as a result of strong performance since the refinancing of 2014

  • Fewer 'Grands Projets' for France

    While a couple of upcoming transactions in the airport sector are attracting attention, France's new President looks unlikely to stimulate wider infrastructure activity

  • How-long Bay?

    From a distance the Vietnamese power market looks in decent health, but by peering a little closer you can see a bulging pipeline, a lack of transparency and plenty of obstacles to investors, despite a growing need for new generation

  • Ontario – an unholy trinity…

    When it comes to approval ratings for PPP programmes, few markets hold a candle to Ontario. It is revered for being the one to do it right from the get-go, creating a clock-work procurement model and true partnerships with the private sector to deliver public infrastructure – even if it stole the idea from Partnerships BC

  • Ohio State University utility lease, US

    The Ohio State University (OSU) has become the first US university to complete a leased-based privatisation of on-campus energy asset

  • Saudi's Vision 2030: A slow start

    Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan launched to considerable fanfare in mid-2016. Though it is still early days, this blueprint for modernising and diversifying the country's economy has not led to an increase in closed deals in the energy and infrastructure sectors

  • Back from the dead?

    Spain wants to revive its renewable energy market, but concerns remain for investors, despite high levels of interest in a recent capacity auction

  • Dutch motorway – the 14-year itch

    Of all the stories IJGlobal publishes, the most pleasing are the launch of new projects. So it was with delight earlier this week that we wrote about a European motorway PPP being brought to market in the Netherlands, writes Angus Leslie Melville

  • BlackRock Global Renewable Power II fund: The largest of its kind

    BlackRock Real Assets recently raised the largest global renewables fund in the world by reaching final close on its Global Renewable Power II at $1.65 billion, confirming that the asset class has reached maturity among institutional investors

  • Less whine, more stake for Argentina

    The country’s low sovereign credit rating and high default risk have largely deterred investors, but they are once again being lured into the country thanks to favourable government policy

  • Maple leave

    International oil majors are exiting Canadian upstream assets at a time when the US oil and gas market is beginning to look more attractive

  • The Spanish infra piñata

    For those of you with a good number of infrastructure years under the belt, today’s announcement that Spain is launching a €5 billion roads investment plan will likely induce PTSD flash-backs

  • Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, Germany

    The financing of the €1.3 billion, 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in German waters is active, but it represents a costing for offshore wind development which no longer exists

  • A bright year for UK renewables portfolio M&A

    With six portfolios of renewable energy assets sold already in the UK this year, at this pace 2017 could see the highest number change hands since 2014, according to IJGlobal’s data

  • Interview: Siemens' Dr. Armin Bruck

    The chief executive of Siemens ASEAN, Dr. Armin Bruck, outlines in an exclusive interview with IJGlobal where he sees the "unbelievable " opportunities in his region

  • IJ League Tables – everyone’s not a winner

    It’s that time of year again… League Table Time. Back in the day, we used only to publish them twice a year and – frankly – that was quite enough. But no, you turn your back for seven years and it’s gone quarterly. Huzzah

  • League table high achievers

    With every new set of performance rankings, whatever or whoever is being measured, there are winners and there are losers. Those who exceed expectations, and those who have had a shocker

  • University of Hull student accommodation, UK

    UPP’s student accommodation deal for the University of Hull reached financial close earlier this summer. The deal is being financed via AllianzGI’s issue of a 40-year Baa3 rated £127.6 million index-linked bond