Alexandra Atiya

The two institutions signed an agreement at the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank this week to establish a public-private investment fund and a new infrastructure facility to back Latin American projects.

The 18-year loan is meant to attract private financing and encourage PPPs for a major highway improvement project in Karnataka. The loan's approval comes as investors are showing increasing interest in the country's road sector.

Four prominent Democratic and Republican US senators, led by Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, have proposed the creation of a government-owned agency that would work with the private sector to fund major transport, water and energy projects.

The firm’s Islamic Infrastructure Fund, jointly sponsored by the Islamic Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank, will invest in the construction of two wind parks in the province of Sindh.

The International Finance Corporation has proposed to commit up to $200m toward a $1bn private equity infrastructure fund and expects to sign on major LPs including sovereign wealth funds and large pensions.

The private investment arm of the World Bank group has helped mobilize $679m in loans to fund a $908m port container terminal in Brazil. The deal is the IFC’s largest port investment and its biggest syndication to date.

US infrastructure fund manager Alinda Capital Partners plans to invest €300m over the next three years in agri.capital, a German biogas company with over 60 project sites.

Macquarie Capital and the Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund acquired 55% of the late-stage wind farm in Oaxaca, which has contracts to supply energy to Heineken.

The Georgia DOT shortlisted three consortia in late January, and has now chosen a team to negotiate the contract for the construction of a major transit hub in downtown Atlanta.

Macquarie and Bilfinger Berger have partnered with Canadian developer AECON to pursue the project, which involves extending an existing toll road. A consortium including Borealis and Cintra has also submitted a bid.