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University of Iowa Utility System, US
Social & Defence North AmericaSince financial close of the University of Iowa’s Utility System, the US P3 market has seen an aggressive uptick in colleges seeking private partners upgrade and operate cleaner, more efficient systems. Investors, meanwhile, see these transactions as both straightforward and lucrative
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Infra technology – donkeys led by geeks
Telecoms North AmericaIf the coronavirus lockdown has taught us anything, it is that we’re more reliant now on technology than we ever have been to fulfil our functions… and you better believe this reliance is going to grow in the coming months/years
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The great infra coverage up
Transport North AmericaA significant date in the project finance calendar – 31 March – slid past this week with little remark, but as we cringe our way through the financial Armageddon that is coronavirus, it’s unlikely such popular interest payment and calculation dates will be treated in the future in quite so blasé a manner
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Hurontario Light Rail, Ontario
Transport North AmericaLate last year the long awaited C$2.1 billion Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) development, that will cut the commute from Mississauga to Brampton by 10 minutes, reached financial close
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Miami-Dade Courthouse, Florida
Social & Defence North AmericaAfter years of delays, Plenary Justice Miami has reached financial close on the Miami-Dade County civil and probate courthouse that will replace an existing courthouse so old that it once held a trial for Chicago mobster Al Capone
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Smart Cities – Fear and Loathing in Toronto
Telecoms North AmericaThe conservative – definitely lower case c – nature of Torontarians is being pushed to breaking point by ambitious plans to build a Smart City on their doorstep, giving the international market an ideal case study for the roll out of Intelligent Infrastructure… or possibly how not to do it
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B-Day landings in World War 5G
Telecoms North AmericaWow. What a week to have lived through. It started with UK prime minister Boris Johnson revealing that Huawei would be involved in the roll-out of 5G in Britain – potentially leading to a schism with the US – and ended with Brexit… a rift with Europe
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Opportunities in Caribbean infrastructure
North AmericaThe demand for infrastructure investment in the Caribbean region is significant, even before you consider the pressing need for greater climate resilience due to extreme weather events
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Bring on the infra revolution
Transport North AmericaIt seems fitting that the first editorial of a new decade should focus on how the market is evolving to meet future demands as greenfield infrastructure morphs into a creature significantly different to the beast we know
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Taxiing before take-off
Transport North AmericaAirport privatisations in the US have largely remained grounded, with numerous cancellations, but two deals are now at least moving towards the runway
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US infra spending – a missed opportunity
Transport North AmericaThe cancellation of the Mobile River Bridge P3 shows the limitations of federal efforts to increase infrastructure spending
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Another year older, another year…
Oil & Gas North AmericaThere are certain things by which you can chart your life and it’s a little bit sad when it dawns on you that IJGlobal’s quarterly league tables have become a landmark for tracking the flow of years
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Dan McCarthy – splitting the audience
Renewables North AmericaOne of the most controversial figures in the infra/energy community, Dan McCarthy has risen to become one of the world's leading head hunters in this sector and has more war stories than you can shake a stick at. Here we take a closer look at the man behind the myth...
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Laurie Mahon – infrastructurally fabulous
Transport North AmericaA career like few others... in fact - no others. New York-based CIBC boss Laurie Mahon stands out as one of the most intriguing figures in the global infrastructure community having done it all, and done it in style. Here IJGlobal takes a look at the person, her career and what makes her tick...
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The Lone Star state closes its final toll road deal?
Transport North AmericaTexas is recognised as one of the few US states with a successful P3 programme, having closed around six deals from 2008-2016. Following a lull, a new segment of the 35W redevelopment project in north Texas reached financial close in August – and could perhaps be the last privately funded toll road deal in the Lone Star state
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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