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Aloha to renewable energy
Renewables North AmericaHawaii − the most fossil fuel dependent state in the US − is determined to relieve its dependence on oil
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SNC-Lavalin – what the hell are you up to…?
Oil & Gas North AmericaWhat gives at SNC-Lavalin these days? The scandal-prone, Canada-based construction giant is rarely out of the news – usually for all the wrong reasons – leaving the market wondering just how far a company can fall from grace… because this one’s breaking world records
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Gruelling seven months in infra
Oil & Gas North AmericaIt’s been a rough first half to the year, a gruelling seven months that’s taking a hefty toll on the IJGlobal team. The pressure of publishing our Funds Report and League Tables – hot on the heels of our Canada infrastructure conference – has put years on the editorial team
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Quebec’s Library and Archives Canada P3
Social & Defence North AmericaThe Library and Archives Canada P3 project in Quebec reached financial close in April with a bank and bond financing structure. While closing took place earlier in the year, an announcement was not made until June due to a prolonged period of severe flooding in the Gatineau region
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Canada – victim of its own success
Transport North AmericaIt’s rarely wise to hold up a market as a bellwether as it all but guarantees a dramatic reversal of fortunes, but when it comes to social infrastructure and transport, Canada – in parts – is a shining star in an otherwise fairly lacklustre universe
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Fund analysis: Digital Colony Partners
Telecoms North AmericaOn 5 June Florida-based Digital Colony Management signed off final close on its maiden fund Digital Colony Partners at $4.05 billion, slightly above the hard cap
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Who’s afraid of the CLO?
Oil & Gas North AmericaNot all financial instruments with three-letter acronyms are scary. CLOs for infrastructure debt are not only making a comeback but now being promoted as a solution to climate change
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Ottawa’s ESAP P3, Canada
Renewables North AmericaOttawa’s project to modernise, maintain and operate the district energy system that heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings – including parliament buildings – in Canada’s capital region reached financial close on 29 May
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Taking US midstream & LNG to the next level
Oil & Gas North AmericaPresident Trump's executive orders to streamline federal permitting processes comes at a time when the US looks to develop its midstream infrastructure and position itself as a leading LNG exporter
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Freedom Gas – breaking new territory
Oil & Gas North AmericaIt’s an ill wind that blows a fresh nugget of jargon across our computer screens, and once again we have our cousins across The Pond to thank for it as they re-brand natural gas to “Freedom Gas”
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Brooklyn Navy Yard cogen refi, US
Power North AmericaAxium Infrastructure completed the refinancing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard 286MW gas and oil-fired cogeneration facility in New York on 14 February using hybrid financing comprising tax-exempt bonds, taxable notes, and funds held under accounts created by the 1997 tax-exempt indenture
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The great North American job hunt
Oil & Gas North AmericaFew things set tongues wagging faster in the infrastructure community than recruitment trends, bonuses and salaries. While most folk like to benchmark careers against their peer group – frequently sucking the wind out of many a sail – everyone wants to know who is going where
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Trillium Line Extension P3, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe Trillium Line Extension DBFM project in Ottawa reached financial close in April with SNC-Lavalin – through its wholly-owned subsidiary TransitNEXT – selected to build the project. This was despite grumblings from competing teams that it failed to meet the minimum technical score of 70% set out in public documents provided by city officials
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MUFG Bank – Global MLA of the Year
North AmericaIJGlobal awards have long held a special position in the industry, given that they are independently judged by teams of infrastructure and energy specialists in New York, London, Dubai and Singapore – giving them unrivalled authority and the cachet of peer review
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Allen & Overy – Global Legal Adviser of the Year
North AmericaChoosing a winner for infrastructure and energy legal advisory on a global scale is a challenging feat, made infinitely more simple by aggregating scores from all four of IJGlobal’s independent judging teams – in London, New York, Dubai and Singapore
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SMBC – Global Financial Adviser of the Year
North AmericaThe 2018 calendar year proved to be a busy one for the SMBC financial advisory team with strong performance around the globe, winning it the IJGlobal Global Financial Adviser of the Year award that was presented at the Singapore event
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Macquarie Capital – Sponsor of the Year
North AmericaWhen it comes to sponsors on the international infrastructure scene, few hold a candle to Macquarie Capital as it drives major transactions around the globe – according to IJGlobal’s independent panel of judges
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Funding US wells, not walls
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe first couple of months of 2019 saw substantial deals for the oil and gas industry in North America
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Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road P3, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road P3 project reached financial close in February. Despite being procured as a P3 with the typical DBFOM model, there are no banks involved, the private developers are providing a small percentage of the equity and a large chunk of the financing is being provided by the government