• EIB – full retreat from the UK?

    Angus Leslie Melville Social & Defence Europe

    Rarely does one see anything on LinkedIn that prompts a belly laugh, but today a cheeky bit of clickbait posted by a frequent and controversial market commentator on the future involvement of the EIB in UK projects prompted a click-through – and left this hack cackling

  • Macquarie / GIB and the August echo chamber

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    It’s that time of year again – sailing past the mid-point of August with the echo chamber in full effect as the entirety of the (South) European infrastructure community basks itself in the very finest fleshpots that bonuses can afford

  • Denmark’s Frankenfund – it’s live…

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    This week witnessed the birth of a fund that bears all the hallmarks of Frankenstein’s monster and it has now been unleashed on emerging markets. In a staggering display of Nordic good sense, Denmark’s largest company – a global leader in the ports and shipping space – has been spliced with three pension funds to create a monstrous vehicle to invest across African infrastructure and energy

  • Aela Wind Portfolio, Chile

    Chase Collum Renewables Latin America

    The debt contract for the three-asset Aela wind portfolio in Chile was anything but plain vanilla, and shows that there is still some appetite for long-tenor financings in the country

  • MENA cuts time to financial close

    Petya Borisova & Jordan Bintcliffe Oil & Gas MENA

    The MENA region, never a slouch when it came to getting projects over the finish line, appears to be getting quicker at taking projects from preferred bidder (PB) to financial close

  • Ontario – light rail… heavy issues

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport North America

    Light rail in Ontario is a hot topic these days with three under construction, five in procurement and another one at planning stage. With the normally clockwork procurement process struggling to meet its rigid deadlines, it’s not quite as fantastic a market as it used to be…

  • Turnberry 2007… where are they now? (Part 2)

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    The second part of our look back at an infrastructure retreat hosted by IJ at Turnberry Hotel in 2007. Now, a decade later, we take a look back at the careers of those who attended and assess how kind the years have been...

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

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    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

    Beatrice Mavroleon Transport Europe

    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

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    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?

    Jon Whiteaker Renewables Asia Pacific

    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…

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport North America

    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

    Sakshi Sharma Renewables North America

    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

    Jordan Bintcliffe Renewables MENA

    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?

    Sophia Radeva Renewables Europe

    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

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    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

    Viola Caon Renewables North America

    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

    Chase Collum Power Latin America

    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

    Jon Whiteaker & Sophia Radeva Oil & Gas North America

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



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