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The privatisation of the UK’s Green Investment Bank
Renewables EuropeIn late June, the UK government announced plans to privatise the majority of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) before the next general election. The state-owned institution has “exceeded all expectations,” explained new Secretary of State for Business Sajid Javid at the bank’s annual review
H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Uptick in North American transport PPP
Transport North AmericaClosed deal volume in the second quarter of 2015 raised total transport PPP investment in H1 2015 to $13.32 billion across US and Canada, according to IJGlobal’s H1 2015 league tables
Data Analysis: European upstream M&A investment increases
Oil & Gas EuropeClosed European upstream M&A investment is up significantly from 2014. More than $5.7 billion of such deals closed through 30 June 2015, up from about $5.1 billion in all of 2014, according to IJGlobal data
Dutch sea locks: new PPP risks
Transport EuropeRijkswaterstaat is due to select a preferred bidder this week for the Netherlands' largest sea lock PPP – the €850 million ($932 million) IJMond Lock
QCLNG pipeline acquisition, Australia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAgainst the fanfare of Australia's state privatisation programmes, APA Group in June 2015 closed its $4.6 billion acquisition of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) pipeline from BG Group with minimal fuss
Data Analysis: GCC builds fewer new MWs
Renewables MENAThe demand for new power generating capacity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is waning
The significance of US Ex-Im
North AmericaUS Ex-Im – a leading project finance lender to emerging markets – ceased active lending on Tuesday night (30 June 2015), after Congress allowed the bank’s charter to lapse
Data Analysis: Commercial banks' increasing role in European offshore wind debt
Renewables EuropeCommercial banks have recently improved their standing against development finance institutions (DFIs) in construction-stage debt for European offshore wind projects
PJM’s new capacity market rules
Power North AmericaSponsors of power plants in 14 eastern US states may reap a combined $4 billion in increased revenues over the next three years, under rules that the US Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved this month
Data Analysis: Chile's improving PPP pipeline
Transport Latin AmericaChile's Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has slowly increased the number of PPPs awarded to the private sector over the last four-plus years, according to the IJGlobal database
The role of the US DoE in liquid markets
Renewables North AmericaThe US Department of Energy (DoE) this week announced a new initiative to facilitate renewables investment – the Clean Energy Impact Investment Center
Data Analysis: Vietnam’s sluggish power
Power Asia PacificInternational lenders have a strong appetite to finance power and energy in Vietnam but a paucity of projects means it is more famine than feast
US airport PPPs: A slow take-off
Transport North AmericaThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has finally awarded a concession for the refurbishment of LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building to a private sector consortium
North Carolina Interstate 77, US
Transport North AmericaThe North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) $648 million Interstate 77 toll lanes project is the first PPP for the department
A66 Benavente-Zamora PPP refinancing, Spain
Transport EuropeMeridiam, Cintra and Acciona's refinancing of difficult 2013 bank debt for the A66 Benavente-Zamora is innovative and paves the way for project bonds for infrastructure in Spain
Data Analysis: The pace of financial close
Transport EuropeGermany, Canada and Australia average the shortest periods between preferred bidder and financial close among countries with PPP programmes