Chris Glynn

The New York law firm noted its ‘mega-deal’ activity in California and Saudi Arabia, as well as its newly established Brazil operation.

The C$155bn Canadian pension, impressed with the long-term horizon offered by infrastructure in Australia, is planning to increase its investment in the asset class, CPPIB’s chief executive said.

With the legal squabbling surrounding the Presidio Parkway project resolved, Caltrans is looking forward to the summer, when a financial close on the highly touted public-private partnership is expected.

Partners Group originally advised some of the equity investors in the Plenary Health consortium,which won a public-private partnership for the Melbourne healthcare facility. Partners praised the ‘defensive’ nature of social infrastructure.

Shortlisted bidders should be on the receiving end of bidding documentation for the 2.7-mile bridge public-private partnership – in Anchorage, Alaska – before the first semester is out.

The Texas Department of Transportation has set a March 23 deadline for consortia interested in participating in its highly anticipated Interstate 35 project, a possible public-private partnership. The mandate had been postponed since September.

Behind cohesive legislation, Puerto Rico has privatised a major toll road and is tendering a concession for its main airport. Now, it is lining up its first ever social infrastructure project – a juvenile social treatment centre. An RFQ is due in the first quarter of the year.

A campaign to green light a makeover of I-70 via a $2bn to $4bn public-private partnership has commenced, with the Missouri Department of Transportation outlining its plan to the state legislature.

Sam LaHood, director of a pro-democracy group, was prevented from entering a Cairo airport. The military government in Egypt has been squelching political opposition.

Brookfield Asset Management is raising cash by selling stock in its new $13bn renewable energy vehicle. The capital could be used to finance new acquisitions.