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US power M&A: dollars deployed on operating assets

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Investment into the US power sector is zeroing in on existing and operating power plants as investors have dollars to deploy today

Allianz – a tale of three cities

As Dickens wrote in A Tale of Two Cities (3 for the purpose of this story): “It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.” And the same might be said of Allianz as the Germanic financial services group mulls flogging AllianzGI

Infra Dig – Highview Power, innovation in action

Liquid air energy storage technology has been in the pipeline for years, but now it’s come of age as Highview Power leads the charge with a demonstrator plant in the UK… and plans for a lot more down the line. Richard Butland tells all

OnPath Energy’s solar / BESS financing, UK

Brookfield-owned OnPath Energy in October reached financial close on a £120 million revolving credit facility to support its 5-year development pipeline to deliver 1.6GW of onshore wind and 600MW of solar PV with battery storage

Actis powers up with Terra Solar, Philippines

Actis last month announced a $600 million investment in a mega solar project in the Philippines, marking its largest investment to date in a single APAC transaction

Infra Dig – powering the eVTOL revolution

Infra Dig returns to one of its favourite subjects – technology in the infrastructure and energy space – focusing on advanced battery data and modelling. This latest episode features Yash Tripathy, head of product at battery software company About:Energy

Acquisition of Los Llanos, Spain

The Los Llanos solar portfolio proved a shrewd acquisition for DWS as it was seen as strategic to provide secure and stable cash flows and expanded its presence in one of Spain's key regions

Nancy-Contrexéville Rail PPP, France

Procurement for the Nancy-Contrexéville rail line – which reached financial close in June 2024 – marked a turning point in France’s rail procurement policy

Offshore wind: fraught to financing

The offshore wind sector has taken two steps forward this month, with Ørsted and Equinor securing financing for two wind projects off the East Coast

CDPQ's infra interests

Earlier this year the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec joined Ares Management and Schroders Capital to provide €750 million in financing to Vantage Data Centers

Batteries not included – a northerly volt face

A kick in the teeth was resoundingly delivered this week to the European electric vehicle supply chain with news that the Northvolt-owned Swedish battery maker was on skid row

CFM dives into water investment, Philippines

Climate Fund Managers, a climate-centric blended finance investment manager, announced its inaugural investment in the Philippines last month. IJGlobal provides an in-depth look into this investment and its potential impact on the nation's water infrastructure

Conexión Norte Toll Road refi, Colombia

Autopistas de Nordeste – owner and operator of the Conexión Norte 4G Toll Road Project in Colombia secured a $605 million refinancing package in August. The deal included bank loans, LCs and a US private placement

KKR’s NetCo acquisition, Italy

KKR’s acquisition of NetCo was the culmination of years of tenacity with TIM, which involved a joint venture, a bid for the entire Italian telco and a unique financing technique

IJGlobal Podcast – Octopus talks LGPS and social infra

The latest episode of the IJGlobal Podcast explores with Octopus Investments how local government pension schemes are investing in social infrastructure

Coming over all a bit Enron…

“Nobody ever questioned whether Enron would go down the pan 20 years ago.” So says one source this week when talking about a market juxtaposition that’s got a few lenders twitching about the aggregation of risk across the data centre and renewable energy sectors