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Interview: Kansai Electric Power’s Yoshihiro Takechi
Renewables Asia PacificMarket liberalisation at home is driving Japanese power utility Kansai Electric to seek growth overseas. Yoshiro Takechi, general manager of Kansai Electric international business and cooperation division, has unveiled what he expects in return for the company’s ¥500 billion ($4.5 billion) war chest in an interview with IJGlobal
Data analysis: Diversification targeted for funds raised in Q1
Oil & GasThe first quarter of 2017 has seen high volumes of capital being raised at a global level, with 22 unlisted, closed-ended funds raising $33.9 billion in total, according to IJGlobal data
Bexley oncology wing, St. James’s University hospital, UK
Social & Defence EuropeAberdeen Infrastructure Partners and a fund managed by Dalmore Capital reached financial close at the end of March on a refinancing of the Bexley oncology wing of the St. James’s University hospital in Leeds in the UK
The Canada Infrastructure Bank
North AmericaIn the past few weeks, the federal government of Canada has announced a couple of senior appointments for the, yet-to-be formally launched, Canada Infrastructure Bank, signalling its commitment to bringing the bank into existence
Engie top IJGlobal renewables Q1 2017 sponsor LT
Renewables Asia PacificEngie made the biggest commitment to renewables investment in the first quarter of 2017, according to the IJGlobal Q1 2017 league tables
Data analysis: Japan’s solar boom
Renewables Asia PacificJapan’s solar power sector had a record year in 2016 but with one of the world’s most generous feed-in-tariffs (FIT) set to be faded out, the boom could be short-lived
M6 Toll: IFM Investors grasps the majority stake
Transport EuropeCreditors Mizuho Bank and US hedge fund Centerbridge Partners have sold their debt in the M6 Toll to Macquarie Bank in a deal which blindsided the wider creditor committee and prompted IFM to scamble to take a controlling stake in the asset
A tale of two budgets
Oil & Gas North AmericaWhereas Canada looks to deter new oil and gas drilling, the US budget looks to double down on fossil fuels
SWFs, Brexit and UK infrastructure
EuropeWill Brexit mean more Middle Eastern capital for UK infrastructure?
GCC refinancings drop by a third
Oil & Gas MENARefinancing deal value closing throughout the GCC dipped by 34% in 2016, according to IJGlobal data. The downward trend is expected to continue with fewer refinancings set to close in 2017, sources say
Krammer wind park, the Netherlands
Renewables EuropeThe sponsors of the €200 million ($217.3 million) 102MW Krammer onshore wind project in the Netherlands reached financial close on the project in March 2017
Northwest Parkway acquisition, US
Transport North AmericaThe financing of the acquisition of the Northwest Parkway toll road in Denver, Colorado, has gone beyond prior toll road acquisitions last year to further utilise and test the liquidity of the US private placement market
The road to India
Renewables Asia PacificInvestors have shied away from investing in India in the past. But Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners are now looking to take advantage.
Unbundling Saudi’s power market
Renewables MENAA consequence of Saudi Arabia’s intended economic pivot away from its reliance on oil will be a liberalisation of the country's power market through the unbundling and spinning out a number of entities in the generation and transmission sectors
Is the UK still the leading European infrastructure market?
EuropeIt is common to hear London-based infrastructure professionals complain about the pipeline for domestic greenfield projects, but exactly how active is the UK market in comparison to the rest of Europe?
Data Analysis: Ontario leads North America procurements
Transport North AmericaOf the total 28 ongoing PPP projects at pre-financing stage in North America, 16 are located in Canada and 12 of these are from just one province – Ontario, IJGlobal data reveals