December / January 2015 Issue

While state-backed funds have become players to be reckoned with, traditional infrastructure investors needn’t always see them as adversaries. Matthieu Favas reports

Establishing an entity within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is not just good news for the long-stalled $20bn Gateway Project, but an indication of more P3s to come in the Northeast

Renewable funds in Europe are targeting German institutional investors with securitisation options. The prize: their underused asset-backed securities quotas, writes Bruno Alves

GIP, Qube and CPPIB's offer to acquire the Australian port operator faces less regulatory hurdles, but Asciano's board favours Brookfield's bid

Emerging markets are losing their spark. But bright prospects await power investors capable of designing clever new structures

GIP and Brookfield are aiming to raise a record $27bn. But that doesn’t mean smaller fund managers won’t have room to play

Return compression in the mid-market, alternative capital structures, direct investors increasingly returning to funds and SWFs as sellers are just some of the trends you should be aware of

Streetlights are boring no more

Our own Chase Collum struggled to stay dry on a recent Amtrak trip from DC to New York

Portland is pulling out all the stops to out-eco Seattle

China raises eyebrows with its fancy new bridge-building machine

Amsterdam-based DIF has gone from being a three-man start-up to a €12bn manager. As competition in its sweet spot toughens, Wim Blaasse tells Matthieu Favas how the firm keeps its feet on the ground

Partner Stephen Jurgenson, associate Kilian de Cintré and of counsel Katharine Sonneborn from law firm Winston & Strawn examine Dubai’s new PPP law

Investors hit by the Spanish renewables debacle are still reeling. But the outcome of a pending arbitration process could see them win big, writes Matthieu Favas

The US transportation privatisation market got off on a gravelly footing. But as early P3 assets mature and long-term investors step in, the market could be ripe for a change of pace and perception, argues Chase Collum

A recent policy change is opening up almost $700m of new operating concessions for private capital, reports Nia Tam

Brexit, rampant populism and anaemic QE-induced growth are all cause for concern. But if you’re an infrastructure investor, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better place to invest in than Europe, writes Bruno Alves

Aligned Intermediary chief executive Peter Davidson tells Jordan Stutts how the platform plans to connect institutional capital with innovative clean energy companies and projects

Solvency II has made it easier for insurers to invest in developed market infrastructure debt. Now the IFC hopes to lure them to emerging markets with its new credit enhancement initiative, writes Matthieu Favas

Like the markets they are meant to govern, regulations are ever-evolving, making related risks among the most difficult to predict. Kalliope Gourntis explores today’s regulatory landscape

With Europe’s ‘Juncker Plan’ now fully operational, AFME-ICMA Infrastructure Working Group chair Janin Campos argues flexibility is key to attracting financing