The first quarter of 2022 got off to a shaky start for the global financing of infrastructure and energy, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes its toll, market nervousness settles in and the price of debt finds a new reality.

The infra / energy market – which remained surprisingly buoyant during the Covid-19 pandemic – has been thrown a curve ball by Russia’s war on its neighbouring state and the resulting impact on deal flow and interest rates.

The market had been seeking to ride the post-Covid wave which endured into late 2021, but conflict-related sanctions have had the knock-on effect that is slowing greenfield infrastructure investment (primarily in Europe) while the lending community relives debt pricing uncertainties of 2008.

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