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Allen & Overy – Global Legal Adviser of the Year
Asia PacificChoosing 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
SMBC – Global Financial Adviser of the Year
Asia PacificThe 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
Macquarie Capital – Sponsor of the Year
Asia PacificWhen 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
It’s that time of year again…
Renewables Asia PacificLeague tables have to be one of the most divisive pieces of research that IJGlobal publishes. Why divisive, I hear you ask? Well, they make some people angry when they don’t top the tables
UAE procurement – on the brink of change
Transport MENAThe lack of a full PPP programme has held back international private investment for years. To change this Abu Dhabi recently implemented a new PPP law
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
Let the wind blow high, let the debt price low…
Renewables EuropeDebt pricing on offshore wind is enough to drive people to drugs these days... though some suggest certain lenders are ahead of the game on that front
Acquisition of Glow Energy, Thailand
Renewables Asia PacificGlobal Power Synergy on 22 March submitted a tender offer for the remaining shares of Glow Energy, one of Thailand's largest independent power producers, having earlier this month completed the share purchase agreement with Engie to acquire its stake in the company
Germany: walking on cooling coals
Power EuropeA German government-appointed commission announced on 26 January that the country should shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 at the latest. The German government and 16 regional states must now implement the roadmap proposals
Mind the MLFs – a warning for Australian renewables
Renewables Asia PacificWith surprisingly material reductions for Marginal Loss Factors emerging in the AEMO draft figures this month, the owners of Australian wind and solar assets may start to consider policy ideas such as renewable energy zones and revising the risk sharing arrangements with offtakers
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
DEWA solar IV, United Arab Emirates
Renewables MENAA concentrated solar power project originally planned to be 200MW grew – in the space of just two-and-a-half years – into what will be the world’s largest solar thermal IPP, thanks to an ambitious sponsor, a very long PPA, and Chinese debt
Renewables march towards merchant
Renewables EuropeGiven the slow growth of the corporate PPA market, some argue banks will have to start accepting merchant risk in order to finance the next generation of European renewables
Funding US wells, not walls
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe first couple of months of 2019 saw substantial deals for the oil and gas industry in North America
Institutional investors – doing it for themselves
Renewables EuropeThere’s a growing trend in the infrastructure community for institutional investors to “go it alone”, eschewing the services of fund managers as they deploy big tickets across the global market
New South Wales’ Regional Rail PPP, Australia
Transport Asia PacificThe Momentum Trains consortium achieved financial close on 15 February for the Regional Rail PPP in New South Wales, with a group of international banks providing debt with a novel amortisation schedule, while the NSW government has given itself the option to terminate or extend the O&M concession at year 15