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St. Lawrence bridge PPP, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe new C$4.24 billion ($3.3 billion) bridge over the St. Lawrence river in Montréal is the largest bridge PPP to close in Canada
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Uptick in North American transport PPP
Transport North AmericaClosed deal volume in the second quarter of 2015 raised total transport PPP investment in H1 2015 to $13.32 billion across US and Canada, according to IJGlobal’s H1 2015 league tables
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The role of the US DoE in liquid markets
Renewables North AmericaThe US Department of Energy (DoE) this week announced a new initiative to facilitate renewables investment – the Clean Energy Impact Investment Center
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US airport PPPs: A slow take-off
Transport North AmericaThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has finally awarded a concession for the refurbishment of LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building to a private sector consortium
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North Carolina Interstate 77, US
Transport North AmericaThe North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) $648 million Interstate 77 toll lanes project is the first PPP for the department
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Data Analysis: The pace of financial close
Transport North AmericaGermany, Canada and Australia average the shortest periods between preferred bidder and financial close among countries with PPP programmes
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Freeport LNG train three, Texas
Oil & Gas North AmericaExport liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the US have gradually added new complexities to the financing structures
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The rise of the green bond
North AmericaGreen bond issuers are no longer limited to development finance institutions
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Portsmouth Bypass PPP, Ohio
Transport North AmericaBefore the $550 million Portsmouth Bypass PPP in Ohio closed in April 2015, only one US PPP had obtained a partial wrap from monoline Assured Guaranty in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse
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Q1 2015 League Tables Analysis: US LNG
Oil & Gas North AmericaExport liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to dominate privately financed US power and energy debt volumes in the first quarter of the year but a slowdown is coming
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Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement PPP, US
Transport North AmericaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s first PPP – the $1.12 billion Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project – is also the first US PPP to bundle a large group of assets in a single transaction
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US water infrastructure financing
Water North AmericaEven though the US government has introduced various new loan programmes to support water infrastructure financing recently, ongoing projects continue to rely on the existing municipal or tax-exempt bond market
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Data Analysis: Merchant's staying power in the US
Power North AmericaUS electricity demand growth has been limited since the 2008 financial collapse, and few utilities have been willing to sign new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power projects
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Cape Wind's last stand
Renewables North AmericaThe Cape Wind offshore wind project has overcome many hurdles in its 14-year development history
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Cameron LNG and Freeport LNG, US
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe developers of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals turned out to be wrong when they predicted that persistently high US gas prices would attract LNG cargoes from overseas
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Across party lines
Transport North AmericaWhat does the recent Republican victory in the US mid-term elections mean for the country's PPP pipeline?
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Bundling PPP projects
Transport North AmericaBundling projects has its efficiencies on both the procurement and financing side, but it also carries certain challenges for the public and private sector
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Interstate 4 Ultimate Road PPP, Florida
Transport North AmericaThe $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate PPP, the largest availability payment based transaction in the US to date, sees the return of tight pricing on US transport PPPs, and significant funding support from FDOT
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US transportation: The 11th hour fix
Transport North AmericaDays away from allowing the US federal Highway Trust Fund to reach insolvency, Congress finally approved $10.8 billion in funding to the scheme. But the congressional bill is a short-term remedy and raises larger questions around the lack of long-term infrastructure funding in the US