Chris Glynn
Jared Waldron has joined Northleaf Capital. The Toronto company is raising its debut infrastructure fund.
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners valued Western Wind Energy at $2.50 a share. Brookfield is a 16% owner of the company.
A buy giving Highstar Capital possession of garbage disposal service Veolia ES will meet regulatory approval. Highstar paid $1.9bn for Veolia in July.
Indiana has picked Walsh Investors, VINCI and Bilfinger Berger to handle its side of the Ohio River Bridges Project. The team promised to finish the job for less cost and ahead of schedule.
The US Department of Justice will approve a deal giving Highstar Capital ownership of Veolia ES Solid Waste if Highstar can divest business in Georgia and New Jersey. Highstar in July paid $1.9bn for Veolia to create the ‘largest’ waste service in the US.
Gerald Ross, a 30-year official with the Georgia Department of Transportation, is retiring. His successor is engineer Russell McMurray.
Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he would not back out of a deal to lease Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. The newly elected Puerto Rico governor has campaigned against public-private partnerships.
A full audit of Chicago Parking Meters, the Morgan Stanley-led consortium awarded a controversial parking lease in Chicago, has begun. The Windy City undertook the audit after refusing to fork over $50m owed.
Industry Funds Management is rolling out a so-called direct investment team to invest in infrastructure-related business in Australia. Private equity veteran Philip Bower will head the group.
Conduit Capital and CAF bought 81% of a two-plant project, worth a combined $210m, in Peru. Each site is a 20MW PV solar plant.