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Infra banks – a crutch Canada does not need
Transport North AmericaWhat a week it’s been for Canadian infrastructure. Ontario retains its title as the world’s most attractive infra market while the government steps in with a move it hopes will “crowd in” – rather than “crowd out” – project lending to drive future nationwide investments
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Abertis – high prices, deep pockets
Transport North AmericaIt’s the biggest infrastructure deal in the market, the one everyone’s talking about – two giants of the European infra community slugging it out to acquire Spanish toll road operator Abertis… but it’s a deal that has more than a few wondering what the hell’s going on
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Ontario – light rail… heavy issues
Transport North AmericaLight rail in Ontario is a hot topic these days with three under construction, five in procurement and another one at planning stage. With the normally clockwork procurement process struggling to meet its rigid deadlines, it’s not quite as fantastic a market as it used to be…
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Ontario – an unholy trinity…
Transport North AmericaWhen it comes to approval ratings for PPP programmes, few markets hold a candle to Ontario. It is revered for being the one to do it right from the get-go, creating a clock-work procurement model and true partnerships with the private sector to deliver public infrastructure – even if it stole the idea from Partnerships BC
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Ohio State University utility lease, US
Renewables North AmericaThe Ohio State University (OSU) has become the first US university to complete a leased-based privatisation of on-campus energy asset
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IJ League Tables – everyone’s not a winner
Renewables North AmericaIt’s that time of year again… League Table Time. Back in the day, we used only to publish them twice a year and – frankly – that was quite enough. But no, you turn your back for seven years and it’s gone quarterly. Huzzah
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Rise in US airport concessions
Transport North AmericaThe US airport sector is witnessing a substantial increase in the number of long-term concessions and terminal redevelopment-type PPP projects put out to market. The number of ongoing airport PPP transactions in 2017 is more than double that seen in the previous four years combined, according to IJGlobal data
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Puerto Rico's renewed PPP goals
Transport North AmericaDebt-ridden Caribbean island and US territory, Puerto Rico, has announced plans to resurrect its PPP programme with an ambitious pipeline of fresh projects across multiple sectors
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Project procurement and delivery
North AmericaThe UK, Canada and Australia are three of the most established private finance markets for infrastructure in the world. Lauded for easily accessible and transparent procurement and delivery mechanisms they are often a blueprint for emerging PPP markets
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California's infrastructure ambition
Transport North AmericaThe Californian State Legislature passed a historic bill in April to raise California gas taxes by $0.12 in an attempt to raise as much as $52 billion towards repairing the state's infrastructure over the next decade
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Northwest Parkway acquisition, US
Transport North AmericaThe financing of the acquisition of the Northwest Parkway toll road in Denver, Colorado, has gone beyond prior toll road acquisitions last year to further utilise and test the liquidity of the US private placement market
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Data Analysis: Ontario leads North America procurements
Transport North AmericaOf the total 28 ongoing PPP projects at pre-financing stage in North America, 16 are located in Canada and 12 of these are from just one province – Ontario, IJGlobal data reveals
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European equity leads US infrastructure investment
Transport North AmericaInternational investors including European, Australian and Canadian sponsors lead the equity investment in the majority of the deals that closed in 2016
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Texas' Vista Ridge water pipeline PPP, US
Water North AmericaThe Texas City of San Antonio's $3.4 billion Vista Ridge pipeline PPP is the largest water PPP transaction to reach financial close in the US to date, it is also the only water deal to have closed in the country this year
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Washington, DC's PPP ambitions
Renewables North AmericaFor the first time since the signing of its Public-Private Partnership Act in December 2014, Washington, DC has unveiled a potential pipeline of infrastructure projects it wants to develop in partnership with the private sector
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Ontario's rail PPP push
Transport North AmericaInfrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx are seeking private sector sponsors for large portions of the planned expansion of the province's regional rail and light rail transit network
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Data Analysis: US toll roads on sale
Transport North AmericaA couple of high profile sales of US real toll road leases during 2015 and 2016 have attracted attention for the high equity values involved. With the market shown to be liquid for these types of vital transport assets, IJGlobal has learned of several further sales of US toll road leases underway
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Alberta's southwest Calgary ring road PPP, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe southwest portion of the Calgary ring road is both the longest and most complex section of the existing ring road to be built yet, it is also overall the largest transaction to close in the province of Alberta in 2016
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University of California Merced, US
Social & Defence North AmericaThe University of California’s $1.35 billion Merced campus redevelopment PPP (UC Merced 2020) is the largest social infrastructure PPP transaction due to close in North America to date in 2016. It is also the largest higher education PPP due to close in the country this year