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Thames Tideway Tunnel, UK
Water EuropeThe successful investors in the new £4.2 billion ($6.5 billion) Thames Tideway Tunnel sewer in London have achieved construction phase stable returns for investors and a cost of capital well below the industry average at 2.497%, all under a bespoke regulatory regime
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Data Analysis: Colombia's exponential toll road boom
Transport Latin AmericaColombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI) has procured more than 4,500km of toll road projects to the private sector in the last 16 months, according to the IJGlobal database
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Puerto Rico’s debt default implications on infrastructure pipeline
Power North AmericaPuerto Rico won’t proceed with planned PPP projects until the US territory is able to restructure existing debt
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El Encino-La Laguna gas pipeline, Mexico
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaMexican pipeline operator Fermaca obtained competitive terms on a $610 million mini-perm loan backing the $820 million El Encino-La Laguna natural gas pipeline project in Mexico
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St. Lawrence bridge PPP, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe new C$4.24 billion ($3.3 billion) bridge over the St. Lawrence river in Montréal is the largest bridge PPP to close in Canada
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Bonds lead Peruvian infra finance
Transport Latin AmericaTwo of the three Peruvian infrastructure deals to close in the first half of 2015 were funded by sizeable bond issuances, according to the IJGlobal H1 2015 League Tables
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Calais Port 2015 expansion, France
Transport EuropeThe Calais Port 2015 project marks the seventh use of the European Investment Bank’s project bond credit enhancement (PBCE) pilot programme and in addition is another enormous private placement taken entirely by Allianz Global Investors during construction at €504 million ($554 million)
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Uptick in North American transport PPP
Transport North AmericaClosed deal volume in the second quarter of 2015 raised total transport PPP investment in H1 2015 to $13.32 billion across US and Canada, according to IJGlobal’s H1 2015 league tables
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QCLNG pipeline acquisition, Australia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAgainst the fanfare of Australia's state privatisation programmes, APA Group in June 2015 closed its $4.6 billion acquisition of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) pipeline from BG Group with minimal fuss
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The role of the US DoE in liquid markets
Renewables North AmericaThe US Department of Energy (DoE) this week announced a new initiative to facilitate renewables investment – the Clean Energy Impact Investment Center
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US airport PPPs: A slow take-off
Transport North AmericaThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has finally awarded a concession for the refurbishment of LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building to a private sector consortium
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North Carolina Interstate 77, US
Transport North AmericaThe North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) $648 million Interstate 77 toll lanes project is the first PPP for the department
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A66 Benavente-Zamora PPP refinancing, Spain
Transport EuropeMeridiam, Cintra and Acciona's refinancing of difficult 2013 bank debt for the A66 Benavente-Zamora is innovative and paves the way for project bonds for infrastructure in Spain
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Data Analysis: The pace of financial close
Transport EuropeGermany, Canada and Australia average the shortest periods between preferred bidder and financial close among countries with PPP programmes
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New debt and equity products for Uruguayan wind
Renewables Latin AmericaDebt - and equity - capital markets will play a bigger role in Uruguayan renewables
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Freeport LNG train three, Texas
Oil & Gas North AmericaExport liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the US have gradually added new complexities to the financing structures
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The rise of the green bond
Asia PacificGreen bond issuers are no longer limited to development finance institutions
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Portsmouth Bypass PPP, Ohio
Transport North AmericaBefore the $550 million Portsmouth Bypass PPP in Ohio closed in April 2015, only one US PPP had obtained a partial wrap from monoline Assured Guaranty in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse
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Q1 2015 League Tables Analysis: US LNG
Oil & Gas North AmericaExport liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to dominate privately financed US power and energy debt volumes in the first quarter of the year but a slowdown is coming