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Data Analysis: North American upstream uptick
Oil & Gas North AmericaNot since 2014’s second and third quarter has the upstream space in North America seen such a surge in deals as during the second half of 2016 to date
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Questioning PABs
Transport North AmericaAs the private activity bonds that financed a portion of the Indiana 1-69 PPP are downgraded to junk, the financing instrument comes under scrutiny
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Bond bounce in H1
North AmericaThe half-yearly value of bond financings backing energy and infrastructure projects has been rising globally since the end of 2014, and grew again in H1 2016, according to IJGlobal’s latest league table report
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Data Analysis: Sharp fall in US oil & gas volumes in H1
Oil & Gas North AmericaWhereas the power sector saw modest growth in terms of total deal value, renewables slowed by nearly 30% and oil & gas fell by a staggering 75%
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Purple Line light rail transit PPP, US
Transport North AmericaThe $2 billion Purple Line light rail transit (LRT) PPP project is the second ever transit PPP to reach financial close in the US, following on from the Denver's $1.6 billion Eagle LRT project closed in 2010, and is the first rail PPP for the state of Maryland
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LaGuardia Airport PPP, US
Transport North AmericaThe $4 billion LaGuardia Airport PPP project is one of the most significant large-scale airport PPPs to ever reach financial close in the US, and is also the largest PPP deal in North America this year
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Data Analysis: Tax-exempt PPPs in the US
Social & Defence North AmericaThe burgeoning pipeline of social infrastructure PPPs in the US could be supported by new legislation which could extend the use of tax-exempt private activity bonds
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Data Analysis: Rise in US social infrastructure deals
Social & Defence North AmericaSix social and water infrastructure PPP deals totaling $1.7 billion in value have reached financial close in the US over the past 14 months, double the number closed during the two years ending 31 December 2014, according to IJGlobal data
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Long Beach civic center, US
Social & Defence North AmericaThe $520 million Long Beach civic center PPP is the largest social infrastructure PPP to close in the US so far in 2016
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The outlook for SunEdison's projects
Renewables North AmericaSunEdison, the beleaguered US renewables developer, ended months of speculation on 21 April when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Data Analysis: North American midstream
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe last three quarters have witnessed an uptick in M&A activity in the North American midstream corporate sector as asset owners have looked to raise money through divestments
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Chicago Skyway acquisition, US
Transport North AmericaThe $2.8 billion acquisition of the Skyway Concession Company, which owns the lease for the Chicago Skyway toll road in Illinois, was the first such deal in the US for a trio of Canadian pension funds
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SunEdison behind a cloud
Renewables North AmericaIn the last quarter, the self-styled world’s biggest renewables developer has become a toxic stock and appeared to stumble from one crisis to another
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Behind the meter: securitisation and US distributed energy
Renewables North AmericaAmid pessimism about access to finance for energy infrastructure, deal flow in one sector seems to be accelerating
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LT analysis: Bond rush
North AmericaIJGlobal's full-year league table data shows the total value for energy and infrastructure bond financings in 2015 reached record levels, with the majority of issuance for North American assets
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Data Analysis: US renewables financing surges
Renewables North AmericaThe total value and volume of closed transactions for renewables projects in North America hit record levels this year, with $47.5 billion closed across 153 deals in 2015 (as of 15 December), according to IJGlobal data
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Canadian infrastructure turns to public bonds
Transport North AmericaCanada has been able to tap different sources of funding as its infrastructure needs have developed in recent years. The emergence of large transport projects in the country's infrastructure pipeline has led to a rise in publically-listed bond financings, IJGlobal data reveals
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Solar securitisations and tax equity structures in the US
Renewables North AmericaSecuritisations provide one of the cheapest sources of capital for residential solar assets. Since November 2013, five solar securitisations have closed. Pricing on these securitisations may reflect the varying risk of the tax equity structures involved
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Puerto Rico’s debt default implications on infrastructure pipeline
Power North AmericaPuerto Rico won’t proceed with planned PPP projects until the US territory is able to restructure existing debt