Andrew Vitelli

The US needs up to $1trn to plug its water gap over the next 30 years, but so far private sector participation has been scant.

The firm has teamed with R/GA on an initiative to boost companies offering innovative products in the transport, energy and utility space.

After a slowdown in projects, liquified natural gas supply is expected to outpace demand in around 2022, though battery storage may pose a threat to the sector.

Roderick Gadsby, hired from Stormharbour, will serve as a managing director in Northleaf’s London office.

The state releases a strategy to build 800MW over the next two years and 2.4GW by 2030.

A report on the second half of last year shows a 17% drop in deal value and a 22% fall in average deal size from the first half.

Michael Ryder, who previously worked for Blackstone Energy Partners, will help the Canadian pension seek opportunities in the energy sector.

The Bayonne and Middletown water concessions were sold to Argo Infrastructure Partners for a combined $170m, generating a 2.8x and 3.3x gross money multiple, respectively.

Islamic finance has been rapidly growing, but Muslim-majority countries are still facing some of the world’s worst infrastructure shortfalls.

The industry, which had braced for tariffs of up to 40%, will benefit from added certainly despite the tariff’s negative impact.