Analysis Archive
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EIB – full retreat from the UK?
Social & Defence EuropeRarely does one see anything on LinkedIn that prompts a belly laugh, but today a cheeky bit of clickbait posted by a frequent and controversial market commentator on the future involvement of the EIB...
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Macquarie / GIB and the August echo chamber
Renewables EuropeIt’s that time of year again – sailing past the mid-point of August with the echo chamber in full effect as the entirety of the (South) European infrastructure community basks itself in the very...
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Denmark’s Frankenfund – it’s live…
Renewables EuropeThis week witnessed the birth of a fund that bears all the hallmarks of Frankenstein’s monster and it has now been unleashed on emerging markets. In a staggering display of Nordic good sense...
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Aela Wind Portfolio, Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaThe debt contract for the three-asset Aela wind portfolio in Chile was anything but plain vanilla, and shows that there is still some appetite for long-tenor financings in the country
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MENA cuts time to financial close
Oil & Gas MENAThe MENA region, never a slouch when it came to getting projects over the finish line, appears to be getting quicker at taking projects from preferred bidder (PB) to financial close
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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...
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Turnberry 2007… where are they now? (Part 2)
Transport EuropeThe second part of our look back at an infrastructure retreat hosted by IJ at Turnberry Hotel in 2007. Now, a decade later, we take a look back at the careers of those who attended and assess how kind...
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Turnberry 2007… where are they now? (Part 1)
Transport EuropeTen years ago, the great and good of the infrastructure community gathered at Turnberry Hotel in Scotland, guests of IJ at a retreat sponsored by Ashurst, Deloitte and BESI. Here we look at how the...
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Budapest Airport, Hungary
Transport EuropeBudapest Airport’s sponsors reached financial close on a refinancing of the asset in late July 2017, bringing pricing on debt sharply down as a result of strong performance since the refinancing of...
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Fewer 'Grands Projets' for France
Transport EuropeWhile a couple of upcoming transactions in the airport sector are attracting attention, France's new President looks unlikely to stimulate wider infrastructure activity
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How-long Bay?
Renewables Asia PacificFrom a distance the Vietnamese power market looks in decent health, but by peering a little closer you can see a bulging pipeline, a lack of transparency and plenty of obstacles to investors, despite...
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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...
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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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Saudi's Vision 2030: A slow start
Renewables MENASaudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan launched to considerable fanfare in mid-2016. Though it is still early days, this blueprint for modernising and diversifying the country's economy has not led to an...
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Back from the dead?
Renewables EuropeSpain wants to revive its renewable energy market, but concerns remain for investors, despite high levels of interest in a recent capacity auction
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Dutch motorway – the 14-year itch
Transport EuropeOf all the stories IJGlobal publishes, the most pleasing are the launch of new projects. So it was with delight earlier this week that we wrote about a European motorway PPP being brought to market in...
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BlackRock Global Renewable Power II fund: The largest of its kind
Renewables North AmericaBlackRock Real Assets recently raised the largest global renewables fund in the world by reaching final close on its Global Renewable Power II at $1.65 billion, confirming that the asset class has...
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Less whine, more stake for Argentina
Power Latin AmericaThe country’s low sovereign credit rating and high default risk have largely deterred investors, but they are once again being lured into the country thanks to favourable government policy
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Maple leave
Oil & Gas North AmericaInternational oil majors are exiting Canadian upstream assets at a time when the US oil and gas market is beginning to look more attractive