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Another year older, another year…
Oil & Gas Latin 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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Infra M&A – virus that proves the vaccine?
Renewables Latin AmericaAre people paying too much for infra and energy assets? Has the market finally reached the stage where stupendously stupid things are being done? With a market correction on the way, are the wheels about to fall off in the most spectacular manner?
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Interest high in Brazilian renewables
Renewables Latin AmericaSolar and wind auctions in Brazil are still proving popular and more commercial lenders are participating in deals
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Mexican O&G on shaky ground
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaMexico's new administration is seeking to reverse efforts to bring more foreign investment into the country's oil & gas sector
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Brazil's Parana touts infra pipeline
Transport Latin AmericaThe Brazilian state of Parana has an ambitious pipeline of infrastructure projects that were recently showcased at a roadshow to attract investors, with the extensive list including a large road concession as well as projects in the ports, airports, water and sanitation, energy and prisons sectors
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Brazil's dynamic renewables market
Renewables Latin AmericaDevelopers are having to turn to new revenue and financing sources to meet Brazil’s ambitious non-hydro renewables generation targets
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Who’s afraid of the CLO?
Oil & Gas Latin 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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Vías Chile bonds, Chile
Transport Latin AmericaVías Chile closed on 29 May the refinancing of a loan with the issuance of a bond in the Chilean stock exchange, the Bolsa de Santiago - sparking a future trend in the Chilean capital markets
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LNG-to-power in Brazil and GNA I
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaAn SPV comprising Prumo Logistics, BP and Siemens reached financial close at the end of March on the development, construction and operation of an LNG-to-power project located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, part of a trend in the country's power market where there has been a surge of these types of projects
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Ecuadorian PPPs – some progress
Transport Latin AmericaLatin America is increasingly looking at the PPP model as a way of facilitating private investment in new infrastructure. Ecuador is no exception to this trend
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MUFG Bank – Global MLA of the Year
Latin 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
Latin 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
Latin 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
Latin 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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Autopista al Mar 1, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaColombia's Autopista al Mar 1 project - the largest of the 4G road programme - reached financial close in March 2019, making it the second project to close since president Iván Duque took power in 2018
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Peruvian broadband: Get connected
Telecoms Latin AmericaTelecoms projects are on the rise across Latin America, including Peru, where ProInversión in January awarded six broadband network PPP projects for a total investment of $358 million
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AMLO's new Mexican infra reality
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaThe cancellation of major projects and a lack of clarity on government plans are making international investors nervous about Mexico though the country's infrastructure need is still significant
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Privatisations remain airborne in Brazil
Transport Latin AmericaThe drive to bring private capital into Brazil's state-dominated airport sector has been constant in recent years, despite political volatility that has slowed down the privatisation process
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The 12 projects of Christmas
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaPick up the phone to anyone right now and the first thing you’ll be told is that they’re run off their feet and that the market’s “gangbusters” as everyone pulls together to get deals over the line before the end of the year… or Christmas, if you’re old school