• Slovakia's new ministers and PPPs

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    Slovakia’s elections in March 2016 unseated the former ministers for transport and health. At a recent PPP conference held in Bratislava, the health minister’s position on PPP remained uncertain, while the transport minister spoke of a commitment to bring private sector capital to infrastructure

  • Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail not yet on track

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Transport Asia Pacific

    A memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the long-touted high-speed railway line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore looks set to be signed in June 2016. But Singapore may yet walk away if the richer city-state decides the project is not commercially viable

  • Data Analysis: Conventional power remains resilient in MENA

    Jordan Bintcliffe Power MENA

    The value of active power deals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has broadly held steady despite fears that pipeline opportunities would dry up this year

  • Vortex pulls Middle Eastern investors into European renewables

    Jon Whiteaker Renewables Europe

    The recent investment by Vortex in a 644MW wind portfolio operated by EDP Renováveis (EDPR) shows the ambitions the EFG Hermes-managed platform has for the European renewables market

  • Passante di Mestre toll road, Italy

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    For the Passante di Mestre, an operational real toll bypass around Venice, it has been a sluggish route to obtaining long-term project debt, but credit enhancement from the European Investment Bank has lifted the project's bond rating above that of Italian sovereign bonds

  • Data Analysis: PJM holds steady

    Rene Lavanchy Power North America

    Oil and gas prices continue to decline, dragging competitive power prices down with them and dislocating US equity and debt markets. But there is little sign of this in the PJM power market, where projects keep flowing and where financing terms remain steady, according to IJGlobal data

  • Autopistas de Antofagasta toll road refinancing, Chile

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    Chilean fund Inversiones Infraestructura Dos' refinancing of the Autopistas de Antofagasta toll road concessionaire demonstrates the high level of liquidity in the Chilean market, and a growing appetite among local institutional investors to provide direct loans to infrastructure projects

  • Facility D IWPP, Qatar

    Jordan Bintcliffe Power MENA

    A Mitsubishi-led consortium wrapped up financing of the 2,400MW facility D independent water and power producer (IWPP) earlier this week, arranging some $3 billion in financing with nine international and local banks

  • EXCLUSIVE European capital for AMP Capital's listed infra fund

    Alexandra Dockreay Europe

    With the “stars aligned” for fundraising, European investors have begun trading stock in AMP Capital’s roughly $2 billion Global Listed Infrastructure Fund (GLIF), according to GLIF portfolio manager Giuseppe Corona

  • Data Analysis: What's behind the UK’s green growth?

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    The UK's energy ministry released data on the nation’s renewables capacity and share of the power generation market in 2015 and 2014 at the end of March 2016

  • Autopista del Sol toll road refinancing, Spain

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    Cintra has successfully raised €557.8 million ($631 million) of debt to refinance two of its Spanish toll roads, with institutions from Germany and the US providing funds. What may have initially seemed a straightforward transaction however, eventually proved more complicated

  • The art of arranging

    Jon Whiteaker Asia Pacific

    Commercial 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

    Sakshi Sharma North America

    Kentucky'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

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Renewables Latin America

    Chile 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

    Jordan Bintcliffe Power MENA

    Saudi 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

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    Ailing 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

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    The 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?

    Jordan Bintcliffe MENA

    A 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

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Transport Asia Pacific

    The 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



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