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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 2.2GW Saavi Energia portfolio, which GIP had lent to, is the firm’s first direct equity investment in the country.
Astound Broadband is Stonepeak’s eighth and largest digital infrastructure deal, with the sector accounting for about half of its portfolio.
BlackRock has acquired a North American solar and energy storage business that was launched in 2012 as a GE subsidiary.
John Breckenridge, formerly head of clean energy infrastructure at Capital Dynamics, will lead the newly formed Arevon Energy.
Four years after exiting a Thames Water hit by record pollution fines, is Macquarie ready to turn around the even more underperforming Southern Water?
Airplane
The PPP to build a new terminal at the New York airport, originally scheduled to break ground this year, was revised to reflect the realities of covid-19.
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As Brookfield raises its ‘inaugural impact fund’, it’s time for clearer boundaries between the sustainable and impact labels.
Aflac has also made a $100m commitment to Denham’s next energy transition equity fund, as it moves away from oil and gas investments.
Singapore
Currently sitting at $70bn, the majority of this growth is to come from the asset class, particularly in Asia, global head Anne Valentine Andrews tells us.
Infra Debt II, which is targeting €750m, has been launched alongside a separate junior debt fund.
Solar panel
Vortex Energy IV, which is targeting $700m, is looking to invest across the energy transition spectrum in Europe, North America and Australia.
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