Political Risk

Opposition from within the governing coalition has led to the project being placed on the backburner until after the general election in September.

UBS AM's Alex Leung takes a look at how working from home, social distancing and de-globalisation – should they become permanent – will change infrastructure and opportunities for investment.

Countries are once again assessing FDI restrictions in the wake of the global pandemic, partly to avoid critical infrastructure assets being picked up on the cheap.

Private Equity International’s LP Perspectives Survey quizzed 146 institutional investors to ascertain where they stand on Elizabeth Warren’s proposals.

The pipeline of projects in the country looks good, despite the standstill at federal government level. Claire Coe Smith reports on the role private capital can play.

The fund manager will use its hands-on approach to expand into developing economies, vice-chairman Jim Yong Kim said.

Panellists say financing renewable projects is becoming more difficult due to slowing economic growth in the country.

The National Highway Authority of India is aiming to raise over $1bn through the privatisation of two bundles of roads.

Top executives including Howard Marks and James Zelter expressed concern at last week's PDI Forum about political change and the risk of private equity being ‘squashed’.

Should Andhra Pradesh - a state at the forefront of the renewables sector in the country - succeed in slashing tariffs, projects with a capacity of more than 2.5GW are at risk of defaulting.