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IJGlobal Regional Report – North America, Q3 2023
Power North AmericaPerformance in the infrastructure and energy space across North America in the third quarter of this year proved to be a mixed bag with an overall sense that the market compares poorly to recent quarters
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, Q3 2023
Power EuropeThe third quarter of 2023 showed strong performance for Europe across the broader “infrastructure finance” category when held against the corresponding period in 2022, providing marginal cheer in an otherwise fairly depressed market
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Infra funds – rolling in… it
Power EuropeWhat a week it’s been in the world of European infrastructure funds. For some it’s been jolly japes all round… for others, it’s been a bit of a head scratcher
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IJGlobal Regional Report H1 2023 – Latin America
Power Latin AmericaIJGlobal data record a fairly consistent first half of 2023 for Latin American financing of infrastructure having – in recent years – maintained steady progress, but having suffered a particularly sharp slump in H1 2021 as the Covid pandemic impacted progress
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IJGlobal Regional Report H1 2023 – Middle East and Africa
Power MENAIJGlobal data record a fairly humble first half of 2023 for activity in the infrastructure finance space for the Middle East and Africa with a reasonable amount of project finance, decidedly constrained refinance activity and a tanked M&A sector
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IJGlobal Annual Report 2023
Power Asia PacificIJGlobal is today publishing its annual report that will be printed and made available to guests at the London awards night on Thursday 9 March
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Ratch's acquisition of Nexif's SEA, Oz portfolio
Power Asia PacificThai infrastructure giant Ratch's acquisition of Asia Pacific-focused renewable energy platform Nexif Energy, which closed in December 2022, is the product of an existing relationship between the buyer and seller, Denham Capital
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Infra funds – hoarding and splurging
Power EuropeInfrastructure funds struggling to raise cash… which sounds odd given the records broken in 2022 for fundraising. But we live in a new reality and the suspicion is that hoarding is afoot and that the splurge will come in Q3
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GI Hub reveals Asia's resilience during high inflation
Power Asia PacificAsia’s infrastructure markets can leverage increasingly mature sustainable instruments and the availability of multilaterals to stay resilient amid rapid inflation and rising interest rates. IJGlobal shares insights with Henri Blas, chief content officer of Global Infrastructure Hub, about global trends of private investment in infrastructure in relation to Asia
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Infra Dig – African energy… in transition
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaGabriel Onagoruwa chair of the project development and finance practice at Nigeria-headquartered law firm Olaniwun Ajayi stars in this week's Infra Dig podcast
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Bhola II gas-fired recapitalisation, Bangladesh
Power Asia PacificThe recapitalisation of the Bhola II gas-fired power plant was another step in the maturation of Bangladesh’s project finance market. The transaction innovated the domestic project finance market for power by bringing in a larger club of commercial banks, including two first-time participants in Bangladesh’s project finance market, and a new international equity holder
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IJGlobal Awards – Standard Chartered Video
Power MENAHaving performed impressively in the MENA IJGlobal Awards 2021 – picking up trophies for 5 major transactions to have closed in the last calendar year – Standard Chartered takes time to run through its performance over the judging period and looks to the future
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Bernhard acquisition, US
Power North AmericaIn December 2021, DIF Capital Partners announced the completion of its acquisition of Bernhard - the largest privately-owned Energy-as-a-Service solutions company in the country
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Capital availability drives US project finance
Power North AmericaThe project finance market has been especially dynamic since the start of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. Here Will Marder of Wilmington Trust takes a look at how it has evolved in that time
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Infra Dig Podcast – The GI Hub Fireside Chat
Power Asia PacificThe latest in the IJGlobal Infra Dig podcast series was broadcast today – a fireside chat with Global Infrastructure Hub chief executive Marie Lam-Frendo
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Calm after (half of) the storm…
Power EuropeBlimey – what a week… and I’m not talking about everything that’s going on in the world, it’s a localised statement for those of us who toil daily to bring you news and analysis of the global financing of infrastructure and energy
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Waste Not Want Not – Ancala digests UK AD
Power EuropeThe UK anaerobic digestion sector experienced a watershed moment late last year with a government initiative giving it a much-needed shot in the arm that will result in ramped up performance
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EXCLUSIVE IJ Podcasts S01 Ep01 – The almost right word
Power Asia PacificIJ Podcasts' Episode 1 – The almost right word – of its inaugural season focuses on unpacking infrastructure as an asset class and the contours of infra finance. The venture capital industry, in particular, has tended not to have infra finance in its opportunity set. Our guests examine what infrastructure is and how the private sector has taken an increasingly expansive view of the asset class
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Augean take-private
Power EuropeA months-long struggle for ownership of UK-based waste management company Augean was bought to a close in October