News World Bank Group Launches New Global Infrastructure Facility
Move paves way for institutional investors to help fill infrastructure gaps in developing world: US$1 trillion a year in extra investment needed through 2020.
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News BlackRock Real Assets completes first close of Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III
BlackRock Real Assets has completed the first close of its latest energy and power infrastructure fund, Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III (“GEPIF III”). GEPIF III focuses on equity investments in the mid-market energy and power infrastructure value chain (...)
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Note US Energy infrastructure: The MLP example
Among infrastructure assets, energy infrastructure assets such as pipelines, storage facilities or processing plants, are experiencing a rapid growth, especially in the USA. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) have played a key role in facilitating investment in US energy (...)
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News Multilateral banks to deepen collaboration with private sector to boost inclusive, sustainable infrastructure
Leaders of the top multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to deepen their collaboration to encourage private sector investment in vital infrastructure needed to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth throughout the (...)
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News ThomasLloyd launches first open-ended public infrastructure fund and signs global fund distribution agreement with Allfunds
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News EIB backs wind farm in Sweden with up to EUR 16 m
The European Investment Bank (EIB), Mirova and Eolus are co-investing in the construction of the Langmarken onshore wind farm located in Värmland County, Sweden. This is the first EIB project in Sweden under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), at the heart of (...)
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Strategy ACOFI Management has just launched a fund dedicated to energy infrastructures : Transition Energétique France
In terms of performance, the fund objective is to provide an IRR (internal rate of return) between 8% and 10% with a 8 years investment horizon, taking into account a recurring cash revenue given an 5% annual coupon (...)
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News CNP Assurances and Meridiam announce the closing of the Meridiam Transition, a pioneering new fund specialized in long-term investments in the energy transition
Meridiam and CNP Assurances announced today the closing of the Meridiam Transition fund, with 425 million euros raised in six months from French institutional investors. This fund will finance and support infrastructure projects dedicated to environmental and energy (...)
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Innovation First State Investments’ launches third European Diversified Infrastructure Fund (EDIF III)
Leading global investment manager, First State Investments, has announced the launch of their third European Diversified Infrastructure Fund (EDIF III).
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News Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Hermes Infrastructure intend to own 30% and 10% of Eurostar respectively
Patina Rail LLP, a consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and Hermes Infrastructure, part of Hermes Investment Management, has announced that they have agreed to acquire a 40% shareholding in Eurostar International Limited (“Eurostar”) from the UK (...)
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News First State Investments acquires Coriance from KKR
First State Investments and KKR have entered into an agreement by which Coriance, a French district heating company which is currently owned by KKR’s infrastructure funds and a co-investor, will be acquired by First State Investments managed infrastructure (...)
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News ISEAL’s First Infrastructure Standard: SuRe® – The Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Infrastructure development in cities is key to fighting climate change and fostering sustainable development. Cities need to become more inclusive, resilient and sustainable as stated by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number (...)
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News Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and African Development Bank sign MoU to promote cooperation
A Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration on sustainable economic development was signed on April 18 by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the African Development Bank and formalized during the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in (...)
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News The Paris financial marketplace reaffirms its specific expertise and leading position in infrastructure finance
In the wake of its report on infrastructure finance produced in 2016, Paris EUROPLACE - the organization in charge of promoting and developing the Paris financial marketplace - organized today, with the support of the French Treasury and of various European banks and (...)
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Note Massive infrastructure investment needed to meet future demand, says OECD
Governments must act today to ensure that the infrastructure needed in 2020-2030 will be planned, developed and operational in time, according to a new OECD report.
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