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Fund managers exit left – suitcases of cash
Social & Defence EuropeA spate of infra fund IPOs in recent times has many in the infrastructure community casting covetous eyes at prosperous peers while sucking their teeth and muttering darkly about directions the market’s taking
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A little bit of SONIA in my life…
Social & Defence EuropeAs the market trembles its way into the final quarter of the year, minds turn sluggishly to the next big challenge facing lenders as the deadline looms for the demise of Libor and its similarly-named cousins across the globe
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The real reason why the infrastructure deal is so important
Social & Defence North AmericaWe applaud Washington lawmakers for bipartisan support reached on investments in US infrastructure
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Coaxing wild animals into cages
Social & Defence EuropeTalking to people around the market this week puts one in mind of idle moments trawling through Facebook, pausing to watch videos of kind-hearted individuals desperately trying to lure a flea-bitten dog into a cage so they can find that forever home. Curiously, right now it feels pretty much like that in work.
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TLBs creeping into the infra landscape
Social & Defence EuropeThere’s a cheeky little financing mechanism that’s starting to impact the European infrastructure space… a riskier debt instrument borrowed from the US that brings with it the far-from-subtle aroma of leveraged finance
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UK enters new era for trade with Central America
Social & Defence Latin AmericaUKEF chief executive Louis Taylor and CABEI executive president Dante Mossi join forces to write and op-ed for IJGlobal in the wake of their signing an MoU earlier this year to presage an uptick in activity between the 2 organisations
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Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP refi, Australia
Social & Defence Asia PacificThe private sector in Australia seems to be making up for the lack of government action on climate change with the sponsors of the Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP securing the largest healthcare sustainability loan in the world to refinance the project
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Footscray Hospital PPP, Australia
Social & Defence Asia PacificThe government of Victoria this year successfully procured the “much needed” Footscray Hospital as a public private partnership in a small win for the Covid-battered state
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The Fitch Interview
Social & Defence MENAIn an unprecedented period of uncertainty and change, Fitch Ratings stood out from its competitors in the global infrastructure sector. It is for this reason that it picked up IJGlobal awards for ratings agency of the year in all 4 regions – MENA, APAC, North America and Latin America
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The Herbert Smith Freehills Interview
Social & Defence EuropeHaving won IJGlobal Legal Adviser of the Year for Europe and acted on numerous award-winning deals, Herbert Smith Freehills partners Lewis McDonald and Gavin Williams speak about a year like no other…
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The DBS Interview
Social & Defence Asia PacificWinner of the IJGlobal Financial Adviser of the Year 2020 for the Asia Pacific region, DBS has a strong reputation among peers and clients for dependable service. IJGlobal speaks with Subash Narayanan to reflect on opportunities ... past, present and future
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Editor’s Choice APAC – Clifford Capital’s restructure and ADB investment
Social & Defence Asia PacificAsia Pacific editor David Doré chose Clifford Capital’s restructuring and ADB's investment for the Editor’s Choice Award for the region
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Editor’s Choice North America – Prince George’s County Schools
Social & Defence North AmericaOver the last 10 years, while transport projects have continued to be procured in dribs and drabs, social infrastructure deals have begun to emerge slowly as the next hotspots for investment. They include universities, courthouses, student accommodation and waste
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IJGlobal Awards 2020 – sign up to attend
Social & Defence Asia PacificIn the absence of our famed IJGlobal awards nights – normally hosted in London, New York, Singapore and Dubai – we are bringing you all the thrills and spills of the night… virtually
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IJGlobal ESG Awards – The Judging Panel
Social & Defence Asia PacificWe are delighted to announce the judging panel for the inaugural IJGlobal ESG Awards that were launched last week
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Aquila adds third LSE energy efficiency fund to mix as market heats up
Social & Defence EuropeAquila has introduced a third major energy efficiency fund to the London Stock Exchange, raising £100 million from its IPO
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The value of risk... explicit pricing of risks can help
Social & Defence North AmericaExplicit pricing of physical risks can help promote investments in the infrastructure sector. David Espinoza, senior principal at Geosyntec Consulting, Washington, DC, delves into his alternative for discounted cash flow modelling
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Banks and investors begin to walk the ESG talk
Social & Defence EuropeESG considerations are starting to carry real financial weight, as is visible from the flurry of recent ESG-linked financings in the infrastructure market
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Brazil’s sanitation sector hots up
Social & Defence Latin AmericaIn April, Brazil’s second largest privatisation event took place with Rio de Janeiro state water and sewage utility Cedae auctioning 4 blocs that serve 29 municipalities