Exclusive Intelligence

Metzler launches major onshore sale, Germany

EXCLUSIVE

Metzler has been appointed financial adviser for the sale of a 380MW onshore wind portfolio in Germany, IJGlobal can reveal

ElevenEs eyes capital raise for Polish gigafactory

EXCLUSIVE

Serbia-based battery developer ElevenEs is talking to potential advisers as it prepares to raise equity and debt for a €600 million lithium iron phosphate gigafactory in Poland, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Ardian to acquire Energia, Ireland

PROPRIETARY

Ardian is to acquire Dublin-based utility Energia from I Squared Capital for €2.75 billion

Bank group forms for India hybrid renewables

EXCLUSIVE

Brookfield-backed Evren has formed a banking group for the project financing backing its Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy hybrid project in India, IJGlobal can reveal

Bilateral loan closes for Stonepeak’s Woodside LNG

EXCLUSIVE

Apterra and Apollo affiliated vehicles signed a $2 billion bilateral loan deal with Stonepeak on Wednesday to partially refinance a previous commercial bank facility associated with the Louisiana LNG export terminal project, IJGlobal can reveal

Encyclis reaches FC on carbon capture plant, UK

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EQT-owned Encyclis has reached financial close with a club of 5 lenders on the senior debt for a carbon capture plant within the HyNet North West CCS cluster in England, IJGlobal can reveal

Fidra Energy moves on BESS financing, UK

EXCLUSIVE

EIG-owned energy storage platform Fidra Energy is in the process of selecting a financial adviser to raise debt for its second BESS project in the UK, IJGlobal can reveal

Glentra raises €565m for debut energy transition fund

PROPRIETARY

Glentra Capital has reached final close on its first fund, Glentra Fund I, at €565 million, with a further €230 million secured for co-investments

ibVogt closes Polish solar refi

PROPRIETARY

German developer ibVogt has completed a PLN 400 million refinancing of a 175MWp operational solar portfolio in Poland

Iberdrola's cogen sale ramps up, Spain

EXCLUSIVE

Iberdrola is moving towards the final stages of the sale of its 52MW portfolio of cogeneration plants in Spain, IJGlobal can reveal

Details out on Statkraft Varme acquisition, Nordics

EXCLUSIVE

Further details on Patrizia and Nordic Infrastructure AG's acquisition of Statkraft's district heating business can now exclusively be revealed by IJGlobal

ReNew’s India RTC refinancing launched

EXCLUSIVE

Debt refinancing for ReNew’s first round-the-clock project in India was launched into syndication earlier this week, IJGlobal can reveal

Analysis & Case Studies

Transition in a bubble environment

EXCLUSIVE

Having been in New York earlier this week for our REFF North America conference where all things renewable energy were discussed, it’s curious that the classification of gas-fired power plants as “transition” raised not the glimmer of a knowing smile. And all this to power the AI bubble that's gonna burst before long...

Sila Atlantik – haven’t we met somewhere before?

When you’re neck deep in an energy crisis – who you gonna call? Well, if you’re interest is piqued by a magnificently ambitious transmission project and a 23-hour daily flow of 3.6GW of green energy… you might wanna pick up the phone to the folk behind Xlinks...

Infra Dig – the US nuclear scene with Blue Energy

Less than a week before the start of IJGlobal’s flagship energy conference – REFF North America – chat turns to nuclear energy with a US-based company that has interesting plans. Jake Jurewicz, chief executive at US-based nuclear developer Blue Energy, takes the hot seat...

A game fund managers play – Continuation Conundrum

When’s a continuation vehicle not a continuation vehicle? When the fund manager insists it wants to hold on to the asset… coz, honestly, it’s really good… and… you know… you get kinda attached to these things, don’t you?

Other News

Magnora buys stake in Norwegian data centre operator

Norway-based energy company Magnora has acquired a majority stake in Storespeed, a Norwegian data centre operator

IdeaTek Telcom agrees to acquire Elkhart, US

Kansas-based IdeaTek Telcom has agreed to acquire fiber internet operator Elkhart Telephone, including its Epic Touch brand

GeoPura secures loan for Danish hydrogen hub

UK-based green hydrogen company GeoPura has secured a £27 million green loan facility to expand its hydrogen-powered energy services in the UK and establish a Danish hub for electrolyser support

Cando to acquire Texas rail terminal

Cando has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the rail terminal and associated operations of Texas Deepwater Partners, a JV of USD Group and Pinto Realty Partners

Ardian to acquire I Squared's Energia

Ardian has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Energia Group from I Squared Capital, marking the French investment firm’s first investment in Ireland

FLOW hires Marron, Japan

FLOW Digital Infrastructure has appointed Ken Marron as chief technology officer

Madison completes NextEra's renewables platform deal

Madison Energy Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of NextEra Energy Resources' distributed generation development platform

LGT Capital launches semi-liquid infra vehicle

LGT Capital Partners has launched a semi-liquid infrastructure vehicle within its evergreen platform, supported by a significant day-one commitment from the LGT Endowment

CVC buys into private schools partnership

CVC has acquired a minority shareholding International Schools Partnership, joining Partners Group and OMERS

BGL sells West Gulf Marine to Maritime Partners, US

BGL has sold West Gulf Marine to Maritime Partners

Centersquare acquires US, Canada data centers

Centersquare has acquired 10 data centers across the US and Canada

EGC acquires heat and power plants, appoints CEO

Düsseldorf-based energy provider EGC has acquired 140 heat and power generation plants, mainly in Hamburg, from BEW Solutions

Ancala acquires Phoenix Tower's Ireland portfolio

London-based infrastructure manager Ancala has acquired a nationwide portfolio of 300 telecom towers in Ireland from Phoenix Tower International

Terramont acquires Bull Moose stake, Canada

Terramont Infrastructure Partners has acquired a majority interest in Bull Moose Capital, a provider of natural gas compression solutions in Canada

CPP Investments to invest in AlphaGen, US

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has agreed to invest $1 billion for a strategic minority stake in AlphaGen – a power infrastructure manager backed by ArcLight Capital Partners

Reports



IJGlobal Regional Reports – H1 2025

IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the first half of 2025, combining all data gathered from the regional reports

IJGlobal H1 2025 Funds & Investors League Tables

The first half of 2025 was marked by uncertainty, however, that turmoil did not deter the infrastructure fund community, with more funds reaching final close compared with years prior

IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report H1 2025 – surge of fina...

There was a significant surge in fundraising in the first half of 2025, the just-released IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report shows

Funds & Investors Report Q1 2025 – good and bad news

IJGlobal's Funds and Investors Report for Q1 2025 shows good news and bad news for the infrastructure fund sector

IJGlobal Regional Reports – FY 2024

IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the 2024 calendar year, combining all data gathered from the regional reports

IJGlobal FY24 Funds and Investors League Tables

While the news for full-year 2024 was dominated by consolidation across the infra fund community, fundraising has continued undaunted to achieve a respectable level of activity

Funds & Investors Report FY24 – slow and steady

Full year 2024 proved to be the least active in recent times for fundraising by closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure funds, capping off the 12-month period with the second worst quarter since the start of 2020

Funds & Investors Report Q3 2024 – smaller funds rule

Fundraising by the global infrastructure fund community – despite having performed poorly in the third quarter – has performed more consistently over the first 9 months of the year when compared to previous years