Home Authors Posts by Zak Bentley

Zak Bentley

Zak Bentley is a senior reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in London. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter at their Clean Energy Pipeline title. He has a detailed knowledge and experience of the financial and regulatory aspects of the global renewable energy market, as well as the wider infrastructure market. Zak has a degree in English and History from the University of Birmingham.
The project, backed by a PPA with Google, brings the capacity of Aquila’s wind energy portfolio to 900MW.
The fund manager has teamed up with EDF and developer Edison to create Italy’s second largest wind operator.
While a majority of the capital is expected to come from China, the Brazilian government is also hoping to raise money from private investors.
Industry players fear the advisory infrastructure committee will lack teeth after Theresa May’s new government confirmed plans to shelve its statutory status.
The French firm’s acquisition of Norscut, the A24’s holding company, marks its first investment in the Iberian country.
The consortium, arranged and advised by Macquarie Capital, now owns 40% of the motorway’s holding company.
With the 300MW Tees REP struggling to get off the ground, Macquarie Capital stepped in to clinch an innovative financial close. We zoom in on how they did it.
The acquisition, which the firm will make via its Global Infrastructure Fund, will see it take over a portfolio spanning six Central and Latin American countries.
Five banks provided debt for the €220m PPP project backed by 3i Infrastructure, Heijmans and Fluor.
The developer’s latest acquisitions were made through its €250m debut wind fund, bringing its total assets under management to 142MW.
ii
ii

Copyright PEI Media

Not for publication, email or dissemination