Legal

As infrastructure investors explore new sectors and regions, the number of red flags they need to look out for during their due diligence will inevitably increase.

Successive governments have made alterations to New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Act, creating a complicated regime for investors to navigate.

High profile attacks have pushed physical safety and cybersecurity to the fore. As these risks keep changing, so do the costs of keeping critical infra secure.

Meet infrastructure's leading law firms by number of closed funds advised on and the aggregate value of those funds.

Government spending plans appear to offer prospects for US infrastructure investors, but there may be devil in the detail, report Brian Gorman and Nick Reeve.

The pros and cons of the $1.2 trillion US infrastructure package.

As North America continues to adapt to the challenges created by covid, its infrastructure has made significant progress – most notably by the US Senate’s approval of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Beyond the $1trn in funding, the bill clarifies the federal government's role, paving the way for 'private investors … to participate', Brent Burnett, the firm’s co-head of real assets, says.

This is the first story in a five-part series, in which we explore themes we believe will shape the year ahead The novel coronavirus caught even the most eagle-eyed of investors unawares in 2020, upending business cases and causing many to reassess the level of risk involved in what had been seen as rock-solid assets. […]

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood admitted to racketeering and fraud, and has agreed to co-operate with the US probe on the fallen emerging markets firm.