Andy Thomson
Paris-based fund manager Antin Infrastructure Partners recently announced a €515m second close for its €1bn-target Antin IP fund. At a media briefing, CEO Alain Rauscher said he was confident fundraising has taken a turn for the better and spoke about where new deal opportunities lie.
Chief executive Michael Powell said in a recent interview with InfrastructureInvestor that he wants to make the UK pension a leading co-investor in infrastructure. He said the focus for fund investments would be on re-ups with managers the pension already has a relationship with.
Infrastructure investors should not overlook the renewables sector in 2010, which is poised to present them with some ripe investment opportunities.
Paris-based Antin Infrastructure Partners has switched its focus from transport to energy as it seeks to take advantage of improving opportunity in the latter sector. Antin, which is sponsored by BNP Paribas, posted a second close of its €1bn-target fund on €515m in late December.
In recognition of growing international appetite for PPPs, Turner & Townsend has relocated two long-serving UK professionals to the growth markets of Canada and South Africa.
When governments splurge cash in the years running up to the worst global economic slump for decades, you know the adage about repenting at leisure will end up being horribly apt. But when public finance runs dry, you also know it spells opportunity for sources of private capital.
In a manifesto published today, the Institution of Civil Engineers has urged the British government not to respond to financial pressures by sidelining essential infrastructure projects. It says a new national infrastructure bank would help attract private sources of funding.
A strong level of lending to infrastructure projects in India is bucking the trend of a weaker credit climate overall, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank of India.
A developer is expected to be selected soon for the Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, the latest major road project in the state.
London First has launched an Infrastructure Commission chaired by Macquarie Capital Funds Europe head Martin Stanley. The Commission is soliciting views from stakeholders before approaching relevant authorities with policy recommendations.