• Malaysian malaise

    Jon Whiteaker Asia Pacific

    The 1MDB scandal is in the news again this week, with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accusing neighbouring Singapore of not doing enough to stop alleged money-laundering by the investment fund

  • Data Analysis: Omani water demand spurs developer opportunities

    Jordan Bintcliffe Water MENA

    Oman’s government is anticipating ever-growing demand for potable water in the region and seems well placed to deliver it. A series of successful financial closes on independent water producers (IWP) in recent years combined with a strong pipeline of tender opportunities bode well for developers and investors

  • Indonesia's infrastructure bottleneck

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Power Asia Pacific

    Sponsors and their advisers suffered what has become a familiar delay in Indonesia when the bid submission deadline for the Java 1 gas-fired combined-cycle power and floating storage project was again pushed back this week

  • The rise of 'Frankenstein funds'

    Alexandra Dockreay Europe

    With the next couple of years set to mark the maturity of a number of 10 to 12 year closed-ended funds, LPs face re-investment risk once their capital is returned. However, at least two infrastructure fund managers are working on bespoke fund restructurings to instead retain their portfolios and investors for the long-term

  • Data Analysis: Municipality-led PPPs in the US

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    Of the total 37 ongoing infrastructure PPP procurements in the US (as at 26 July 2016), a majority of 21 projects are being led by cities or municipalities as opposed to 16 projects being led by state level authorities, according to IJGlobal data

  • M&A bright spot

    Jon Whiteaker Oil & Gas North America

    The M&A market bucked the general trend of decline in H1 2016, thanks in large part to oil and gas company acquisitions

  • DONG's Borssele bid: How low can offshore wind go?

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    Earlier this month DONG Energy won an offshore wind tender that set a new benchmark for project costs in Europe and reinforced its position as one of the sector’s most influential players

  • Turkey following the failed coup

    Jon Whiteaker Europe

    The extreme crackdown on opponents by Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan following an attempted coup by the country’s army last week is a concern for investors as well as Turkey’s political allies

  • Data analysis: North America beats Europe as fundraising focus

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    Fundraising activities have been geared towards global opportunities in the past eighteen months, with North America beating Europe for funds with a regional focus

  • Costera 4G toll road, Colombia

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    Goldman Sachs has just arranged a second multi-tranche, dual-currency, hybrid financing backing one of Colombia’s 4G toll road concessions. Together the deals have created a new paradigm for infrastructure finance in underdeveloped LatAm markets

  • Infrastructure offers post-Brexit shelter to investors

    Viola Caon Renewables Europe

    Listed infrastructure fund share prices have seen an uptick in the Brexit aftermath as investors seek a safe haven from uncertainty

  • Japan in high-speed rail sales drive

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Transport Asia Pacific

    The Japanese government is engaging in an aggressive sales drive to help the private sector win transport contracts against ultra-competitive Chinese rivals

  • Bond bounce in H1

    Jon Whiteaker North America

    The half-yearly value of bond financings backing energy and infrastructure projects has been rising globally since the end of 2014, and grew again in H1 2016, according to IJGlobal’s latest league table report

  • Global M&A volumes hit by political uncertainty

    Alexandra Dockreay

    The volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions had already fallen globally this year before the UK’s vote to exit the EU spread uncertainty through the market. Though concerns attached to Brexit are anticipated to subside in the coming months, the US election at the end of the year is expected to create additional uncertainty

  • Data Analysis: Sharp fall in US oil & gas volumes in H1

    Chase Collum Oil & Gas North America

    Whereas the power sector saw modest growth in terms of total deal value, renewables slowed by nearly 30% and oil & gas fell by a staggering 75%

  • Sohar and Barka IWPs, Oman

    Jordan Bintcliffe Water MENA

    Developers of the Sohar and Barka independent water projects (IWP) in Oman agreed financing with groups of local and international banks, respectively, in recent months. Despite the projects’ similarities their financings show the divergent routes sponsors took

  • Data Analysis: (Infrastructure) Euro 2016

    Jon Whiteaker Europe

    In a nod to the UEFA Euro 2016 football (soccer, to our North American readers) tournament, which reaches its conclusion in Paris later this week, IJGlobal has sought out a European champion for infrastructure

  • Purple Line light rail transit PPP, US

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    The $2 billion Purple Line light rail transit (LRT) PPP project is the second ever transit PPP to reach financial close in the US, following on from the Denver's $1.6 billion Eagle LRT project closed in 2010, and is the first rail PPP for the state of Maryland

  • Belgium disrupts its renewables market

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    While most of Europe has been contemplating the potential impacts of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, Belgium has been quietly remodeling its energy market



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