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The art of arranging
Asia PacificCommercial banks are often judged by the total value of debt provided to clients over a specific period. During a time of restricted balance sheets and increased regulation however, it may be worth considering other ways to measure performance
Kentucky's PPP bill
North AmericaKentucky's senate recently passed House Bill 309, more commonly referred to as the PPP bill. It should provide a framework for the use of public-private partnerships as a financing tool for developing new infrastructure across the state
Data Analysis: Merchant solar struggles in Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaChile has one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) markets in Latin America and some of the largest merchant PV projects in the world. But falling PV prices in the north of the country have hurt projects and some financings are undergoing restructuring
PP11 gas-fired refinancing, Saudi Arabia
Power MENASaudi Electric Company (SEC) and Engie took advantage of the existing low price environment to refinance almost $1.14 billion of debt on the gas-fired PP11 power plant in Saudi Arabia
Buying time: Abengoa stays in business – just
Renewables EuropeAiling Spanish utility giant Abengoa has had until the end of March to reach agreements with its creditors to restructure its debt
Data Analysis: European wind and solar M&A on the rise
Renewables EuropeThe total value of wind and solar acquisition deals reaching financial close in Europe has seen a steady increase since the start of 2015, according to IJGlobal data
Why are law firms leaving Abu Dhabi?
MENAA number of international law firms have recently closed representative offices in Abu Dhabi, only a few years after opening them, after expected opportunities in the emirate failed to materialise
Record deal reveals Japan’s negative yield pain
Transport Asia PacificThe Bank of Japan’s adoption of negative interest rates drove down the debt pricing on the country's biggest-ever project finance deal. But Japan’s commercial banks are concerned what impact the move will have on their funding costs
Liwa Plastics, Oman
Oil & Gas MENAThe Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Corporation (Orpic) completed the financing of its greenfield $6.5 billion Liwa Plastics petrochemical complex in early March 2016
UK 2016 Budget: Rail, road and oil win out
Oil & Gas EuropeThe UK’s 2016 budget was announced in Parliament today (16 March 2016) by Chancellor George Osborne, an annual event designed to set out the government’s fiscal plans for the coming years
Data Analysis: North American midstream
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe last three quarters have witnessed an uptick in M&A activity in the North American midstream corporate sector as asset owners have looked to raise money through divestments
Rock and rolling stock
Power EuropeRock Infrastructure has closed its first rail deal, unlocking a new source for financing UK rolling stock with institutional capital. Rock’s founder Mark Swindell tells IJGlobal the status quo for financing offshore transmission assets (OFTOs) in the UK is due for a shake-up too
Chicago Skyway acquisition, US
Transport North AmericaThe $2.8 billion acquisition of the Skyway Concession Company, which owns the lease for the Chicago Skyway toll road in Illinois, was the first such deal in the US for a trio of Canadian pension funds
Data Analysis: Water projects in MENA
Water MENAThe value of active pipeline and procurement deals in the water sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has grown by 10% on year
Falling FIT acts as a brake on Japan solar
Renewables Asia PacificThe a decline in feed-in-tariffs (FIT) rates for new renewable energy projects in Japan has put a brake on new solar power developments
Egypt's FX issue threatens PPP pipeline
Transport MENAAn unwillingness to take currency risk on projects is delaying Egyptian projects with a high dollar requirement and could put the country’s public private partnership (PPP) pipeline at risk