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'No fire sales' at Fiera Capital amid legal disputes

PROPRIETARY

Canadian investment firm Fiera Capital is not rushing any assets to market amid a legal dispute with its former head of infrastructure

A wave of CEO departures hits the digital infrastructure ...

PROPRIETARY

In-building wireless firm Airwavz Solutions, telco incumbent Verizon, colo and interconnection company Flexential and its peer 365 Data Centers all made announcements over the past few days about new names and faces taking the helm at their respective organizations

SMBC shifts at the top – Irani switch, Pluta entry

PROPRIETARY

SMBC veteran Layth Irani has switched roles within the Japanese bank to serve as exec chair of leasing and finance, with his role as EMEA co-general manager of structured finance being taken by Frank Pluta

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe plans depar...

EXCLUSIVE

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe, Jonathan Kelly, plans to leave the firm, IJGlobal can reveal

Abascal exits NatWest for Zenobē, UK

EXCLUSIVE

Alberto Abascal has left his role as London-based head of project finance at NatWest – the bank where he has spent much of his career – to join clean energy pioneer Zenobē, IJGlobal can reveal

Higgins, Miraj + 2 exit ING Bank, London

EXCLUSIVE

In what can only be classed as a horrible coincidence of timing, ING Bank’s London infra team has been beset by 4 departures – 2 of them very senior – IJGlobal can reveal

Rothesay Asset Management's head of infra and power exits

EXCLUSIVE

Rothesay Asset Management’s head of North American infrastructure and power, William Bond, has left the firm, IJGlobal can reveal

Lemseffer to head up Ashurst's new Casablanca office

PROPRIETARY

Ashurst has hired Ouns Lemseffer as head of Morocco in preparation for the launch of its new Casablanca office

Houlihan exec departs to launch wireless infra advisory

PROPRIETARY

Houlihan Lokey executive, Clayton Funk, recently left the firm to start his own consultancy, which will primarily focus on advising firms in the wireless infrastructure market

Taipei Fubon expands Asia presence

PROPRIETARY

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank is looking to set up branches in Australia, India and Japan to increase its participation in syndicated/club loans, financial sponsored leveraged deals and project financing, IJGlobal can reveal

NTR appoints fundraising MD as strategy looms

PROPRIETARY

UK-based infrastructure investment firm NTR has appointed Roger Pim as managing director of capital formation as it prepares for its latest partnership strategy with Legal & General

Former bankers launch energy advisory firm

PROPRIETARY

The former head of US Bank’s energy project financing has partnered with a structured credit trader to form a new energy advisory firm called Oakland Capital Solutions, IJGlobal can reveal

Other News

Credit Agricole CIB appoints APAC EFS head

Credit Agricole CIB has appointed Ivee Tan as head of EFS for Asia-Pacific

Clifford Chance hires Perth partner

Clifford Chance has appointed Brett Cohen as the firm’s partner based in its Perth-based corporate practice

Societe Generale appoints infra MD in London

Societe Generale has appointed Elena Ascheulova as managing director in its London infrastructure finance team

UK Ammonia Alliance appoints chair

UK-based AFC Energy, provider of hydrogen powered generator and ammonia cracking technologies, revealed that chief technology officer Mike Rendall has become the inaugural chair of the newly established UK Ammonia Alliance industry group

Lazard appoints managing director in Europe

Lazard has appointed Edouard Panié as managing director and co-head of its European Financial Sponsors Coverage, reporting to Klaus H. Hessberger, global co-head and head of Europe for Lazard’s Financial Sponsors Group

Orrick adds Tokyo partner

Orrick has added Akira Takahashi as partner in the energy and infrastructure team in Tokyo, Japan

AIIB chief financial officer to depart

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has unveiled that Andrew Cross, chief financial officer, will leave his position in November to pursue a senior leadership role at another financial institution

Zayo appoints president, COO, US

Zayo has appointed Chris Brown as president and chief operating officer

ArcLight adds partner, US

ArcLight Capital Partners has added Sara Graziano as partner on its investment team

Lloyds appoints head of infrastructure and project finance

Lloyds Bank has appointed Tony Hable as head of infrastructure and project finance, strengthening its debt solutions business as it targets growth across the UK, Europe, and the US

Ontario Teachers' appoints executive managing director

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has appointed Christopher Metrakos as executive managing director, infrastructure and natural resources, effective immediately

InfraRed appoints MD to lead Frankfurt office

InfraRed Capital Partners has expanded its European presence with the opening of a Frankfurt office, appointing Oliver Meier as managing director to lead its activities across Germany, Austria and Switzerland

IJGlobal ESG Outstanding Individual – Shami Nissan

The independent panel of judges selected Shami Nissan as the winner of the outstanding individual award for – as one judge puts it – being “clearly a figurehead within ESG and sustainability, and a role model for all”

ESG Lawyer of the Year 2025 – Simon Davies

Eversheds Sutherland partner Simon Davies was chosen by the independent panel of judges as the IJGlobal ESG Lawyer of the Year for 2025 with one judge giving him “big props for the baseload PPA development”

IJGlobal ESG Rising Star 2025 – Georgia Whitehouse

The independent panel of judges chose Georgia Whitehouse to win the Rising Star trophy for the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2025 for – as one judge puts it – “driving impact within a really crucial part of the future of ESG”

Reports



Q1 2016 league table analysis

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IJ Special Report: US Transport & Social Infrastructure S...

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Global Infrastructure Review H1 2011: Regions

A detailed break-up of data, analysis and a discussion of the deal pipeline by region

Global H1 2011 League Tables: A resilient half-yearly lull?

The market continues to demonstrate resilience despite limited global growth

Global Infrastructure Review H1 2011: Sectors

A summation of headline data, segmental break-up of figures, analysis and market conjecture by each infra sector

PPPs in BC: Market Consistency of a Canadian Province

Province's infra ambitions make it a sound bet for PPP enthusiasts

Global PF Debt Outlook 2011: No loosening - just pragmati...

In 2010, bank lending bettered the performance of 2009, but is not yet back to 2006-07 levels

Global 2010 League Tables: Corporate Finance Trends

In a trend contrary to the PF market, corporate infra investment continued to decline over 2010