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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.
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The target is four times the original $1.25bn Stonepeak sought for its maiden effort, which closed on $2.75bn in July 2021.
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Founders are cashing in as the infra market undergoes another round of manager consolidation. But the LP community remains sceptical
A unique opportunity courtesy of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a twist on the traditional PPP model to fix lead service lines in Wisconsin.
After losing investment from Macquarie’s Aligned Data Centers, the US state has set a telling precedent in the battle for clean data centres.
Fibre companies across North America and Europe are grappling with issues of cost and overbuild.
Giles Tucker’s departure after nine years with QIC is also being followed by those of a group of principals in London and New York.
The US’s northern neighbour is introducing investment tax credits for clean energy, hoping replicability can be the answer to attracting investment. 
The Energy Transition Opportunities Pool will invest an initial C$1bn across a number of energy transition fund managers, while hoping to do direct deals in the future.
Petya Nikolova, who said her scheme is planning to commit more to mid-market funds, would like to see the risk in energy transition funds more clearly defined by GPs.
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The hires come as the firm plots a more local and strategy-specific approach to LP coverage.
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