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Japan in high-speed rail sales drive
Transport Asia PacificThe Japanese government is engaging in an aggressive sales drive to help the private sector win transport contracts against ultra-competitive Chinese rivals
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
Global M&A volumes hit by political uncertainty
The volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions had already fallen globally this year before the UK’s vote to exit the EU spread uncertainty through the market. Though concerns attached to Brexit are anticipated to subside in the coming months, the US election at the end of the year is expected to create additional uncertainty
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%
Sohar and Barka IWPs, Oman
Water MENADevelopers of the Sohar and Barka independent water projects (IWP) in Oman agreed financing with groups of local and international banks, respectively, in recent months. Despite the projects’ similarities their financings show the divergent routes sponsors took
Data Analysis: (Infrastructure) Euro 2016
EuropeIn a nod to the UEFA Euro 2016 football (soccer, to our North American readers) tournament, which reaches its conclusion in Paris later this week, IJGlobal has sought out a European champion for infrastructure
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
Belgium disrupts its renewables market
Renewables EuropeWhile most of Europe has been contemplating the potential impacts of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, Belgium has been quietly remodeling its energy market
Data Analysis: Not easy being nuclear
Power EuropeThe ongoing viability of the UK’s greenfield nuclear power projects is just one of many uncertainties thrown up by the UK’s decision to vote to exit the European Union
Data Analysis: Honduran PV
Renewables Latin AmericaHonduras has developed what is undoubtedly the most established solar market in Central America
N17/N18 Gort-Tuam refinancing, Ireland
Transport EuropeThe N17/N18 Gort-Tuam was an impressive deal when it closed in April 2014. It was the second transport PPP to complete in Ireland after the financial crisis, and was much larger than its predecessor N11/N7
Data Analysis: UK infrastructure investment headed for a bumpy ride?
EuropeWith Friday (24 June) morning's surprise referendum result regarding Britain’s membership of the European Union, fears of declining interest from private investors as a result of the upcoming implementation of Brexit are raising concerns for the UK’s infrastructure sector
RARE: Unlisted returns to listed assets
Asia PacificRisk Adjusted Returns to Equity (RARE) Infrastructure was established in Australia in 2006 as an investment management company focused exclusively on global listed infrastructure
A model for Cuban investment
A historic thaw in US-Cuba relations has prompted growing interest among international investors in Cuba’s liberalising and underdeveloped economy
DFIs keen for Egyptian solar despite uncertainty
Uncertainty over Egypt’s 2,000MW solar feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme means a number of projects are unlikely to happen but financiers still appear keen to take part in a planned follow-up to the first round
Brexit and the UK's energy policy
Renewables EuropeWith a week to go until the 23 June referendum, the odds on the UK exiting the EU are shortening