Analysis Archive
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East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility, Australia
Renewables Asia PacificThe East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility is the second large-scale energy-from-waste facility to reach financial close in Australia. It differs from its predecessor in its new waste supply...
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Miami-Dade Courthouse, Florida
Social & Defence North AmericaAfter years of delays, Plenary Justice Miami has reached financial close on the Miami-Dade County civil and probate courthouse that will replace an existing courthouse so old that it once held a trial...
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IPIF: Democratising unlisted infra for Australia's SMSFs
Power Asia PacificAs Melbourne-based fund-of-funds manager IPIF is in a A$250 million round of fundraising for its IPIF Core platform, the manager is considering future possibilities for direct investing. Meanwhile...
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I Squared consolidates in Peru
Power Latin AmericaA year after private equity firm I Squared Capital completed the acquisition of a large renewable energy portfolio in Latin America, the fund tied up the final loose ends by refreshing the debt in...
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Valentine’s Bonus – bankers are blue
Renewables EuropeWord from the banking community has it that if you’re holding out for a heart-warming letter from your boss in the coming weeks – one that leaves you in little doubt how much you’re loved – well…...
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Vinča waste-to-energy PPP, Serbia
Renewables EuropeA consortium of Suez, Itochu and Marguerite closed late last year on a landmark waste-to-energy PPP project to transform waste management in Serbia’s capital city
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Newhurst waste-to-energy, UK
Renewables EuropeBiffa, Covanta and Macquarie’s GIG successfully reached financial close on the 42MW Newhurst waste-to-energy project in Leicestershire against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty
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Banks and developers mull CFE's plans for renewables
Renewables Latin AmericaAs the Mexican government upends incentives, self-supply contracts and the market for clean energy certificates, project finance and investment bankers in New York and developers in Mexico City are...
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EXCLUSIVE Kacific1 satellite, Space
Telecoms Asia PacificKacific anticipates commercial service to start next month on its satellite Kacific1 nearly 35,800km above the equator, following the satellite’s launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket about two months...
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SOFR, so good?
North AmericaAs lenders and borrowers prepare to say goodbye to Libor, also known as “the most important number in finance,” are project finance professionals ready?
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Smart Cities – Fear and Loathing in Toronto
Telecoms North AmericaThe conservative – definitely lower case c – nature of Torontarians is being pushed to breaking point by ambitious plans to build a Smart City on their doorstep, giving the international market an...
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Gulf Plains Wind acquisition, US
Renewables North AmericaUS-based fund manager Harbert Management Corporation almost doubled its renewable energy holdings at the end of last year when it acquired a stake in an 812MW wind portfolio − a deal it ultimately...
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Azito IV phase expansion, Côte d’Ivoire
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaA total of nine DFIs turned up for the debt financing of only the fourth expansion of Globeleq’s on-going concern in Côte d’Ivoire which has now reached financial close – enabling the addition of...
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B-Day landings in World War 5G
Telecoms Asia PacificWow. What a week to have lived through. It started with UK prime minister Boris Johnson revealing that Huawei would be involved in the roll-out of 5G in Britain – potentially leading to a schism with...
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AIIB: an Asian multilateral putting focus on digital
Telecoms Asia PacificThe Beijing-based multilateral Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank issued on 14 January a call for public comments on its draft digital strategy to finance Asia Pacific’s rapidly evolving telecoms...
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Wind developers persevere in Argentina
Renewables Latin AmericaDevelopers have brought a handful of wind projects in Argentina to financial close in recent months, having turned to development finance institutions and export credit agency wraps amid a lack of...