Exclusive Intelligence

Beacon signs for Eversholt, UK

PROPRIETARY

JP Morgan-backed rolling stock leasing platform Beacon Rail has signed an agreement to acquire rival firm Eversholt Rail, IJGlobal understands

Verdant Energy adds Vietnam solar

PROPRIETARY

A.P Moller Capital-backed Verdant Energy has completed its second acquisition in Asia Pacific with the purchase of an 11MW rooftop solar portfolio in Vietnam

Ocean Winds kicks off Moray West stake sale, Scotland

EXCLUSIVE

Ocean Winds has commenced the sale of a stake in the 882MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland, IJGlobal can reveal

GIP’s Aliança Energia acquisition financing - details out

PROPRIETARY

Global Infrastructure Partners has secured $930 million in financing from a consortium of banks for the acquisition of a 70% stake in Aliança Geração de Energia from Vale

TPG nears financing deal for Matrix Renewables, Spain

EXCLUSIVE

US private equity firm TPG is nearing the signing of a long-term corporate financing agreement for Madrid-based developer Matrix Renewables, IJGlobal can reveal

RWE's sale of Sofia OWF stake for Q4/Q1, UK

EXCLUSIVE

RWE will initiate the sale of a minority stake in the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the coming months, IJGlobal can reveal

RWE launches Norfolk OWF sale, UK

EXCLUSIVE

RWE has launched the non-binding stage of the sale a 49% stake in the Norfolk offshore wind farm, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Asian DFIs eye Philippines offshore wind

EXCLUSIVE

At least 2 Asian development finance institutions are preparing to participate in offshore wind projects in the Philippines – their first exposure to the sector in the region, IJGlobal can reveal

Vedanta resurfaces with new USD bond push

PROPRIETARY

Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta Resources is looking to price up to $750 million from a 7-year non call 2 global bond offering as the debt-laden company continues to expand, including a potential $2 billion-equivalent Indian acquisition

Econergy signs debut solar PF, Italy

PROPRIETARY

Econergy has signed a €58.1 million financing package to put into operation a 64MW solar portfolio in Italy across 2 clusters, in what is the company’s first project finance transaction in Italy

Pareto preps transition credit ELTIF, Nordics

PROPRIETARY

Oslo-based Pareto Alternative Investments is preparing a transition infrastructure-focused credit fund for private investors

GDEV puts Lightshift Energy stake up for sale

EXCLUSIVE

Energy Fund GDEV Management is selling its investment in Lightshift Energy and sent out teasers last week, IJGlobal can reveal

Analysis & Case Studies

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?

IJGlobal Podcast – JF Dusch from EDRAM

Jean-Francis Dusch, chief executive of Edmond de Rothschild UK, joins the IJGlobal Podcast for a far-reaching discussion on the (mostly) European infrastructure market. Tune in for the latest episode...

Other News

ZCCM-IH to buy stake in Maamba Solar, Zambia

ZCCM Investments Holdings has approved a proposal to purchase a 35% stake in Maamba Solar Energy

MidOcean to acquire interest in Petronas’ Canada assets

MidOcean Energy has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 20% interest in Petronas’ assets in Canada

Pimenta to lead Africa50 IAF

Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investor and multi-vehicle asset manager, has appointed Sérgio Pimenta as chief executive of Africa50 IAF

Encavis acquires German wind project

Hamburg-based Encavis has acquired the 48MW Schierenberg wind farm in Brandenburg from ABO Energy, alongside agreeing 4 additional joint projects with a combined capacity of 106MW

Ares Management acquires Meade Pipeline, US

Ares Management has acquired 100% equity interest in Meade Pipeline from XPLR Infrastructure for around $1.1 billion

Quantum appoints infra strategy leader, US

Quantum Capital has appointed Ben Daniel to lead the firm’s dedicated energy infrastructure investment platform, Quantum Infrastructure Partners, in 2026

L&G NTR Clean Power Fund acquires Irish solar farm

The L&G NTR Clean Power Fund has acquired Ballydonagh Solar – a 105MW solar project in Galway County – from RES

Apollo Global hires infra managing director

Apollo Global Management has hired Jack Tepe as a managing director in its infrastructure practice based in New York

Iberdrola adds 708MW to Norges Bank JV

Iberdrola has increased its co-investment alliance with Norway's sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, with the contribution of an additional 708MW of renewable capacity corresponding to the PV installations of Ceclavin, with 328MW and Tagus XL with 380MW, located in Extremadura, Spain

Statkraft’s sells Nordic district heating business

Patrizia and Solör Bioenergi have agreed to acquire Statkraft Varme in a transaction valued at up to €312 million, including a contingent earn-out tied to future performance

Hadron Energy agrees SPAC deal with GigCapital7

Micro modular reactor developer Hadron Energy has reached an agreement to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company GigCapital7

CVC DIF sells Portuguese highway concessions

CVC DIF has signed an agreement to sell its interest in highway concessions in Norte Litoral and Algarve, Portugal to Igneo Infrastructure Partners

HeatVentors secures funding, Hungary

Thermal storage specialist HeatVentors has closed its €4.032 million Series A funding round to drive international growth and scale its technology

Green Plains completes Tennessee ethanol plant sale

Green Plains has completed the sale of its Obion ethanol plant in Rives, Tennessee to POET for $190 million

DCU raises €120m for growth, Belgium

Cordiant-backed Datacenter United has raised a €120 million senior debt package from a trio of lenders to support its growth strategy

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