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Kalliope Gourntis

Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since relocated to Europe, where she oversees Infrastructure Investor’s team of reporters in London, New York and Sydney. Prior to joining PEI Media, she worked for Reuters in Athens as Energy Correspondent and has published a number of bylined articles that have appeared in the International Herald Tribune (now New York Times), The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Financial Times.
The investment marks the public pension fund’s first infra allocation from its real return asset class category.
Energy and transport account for 61% of the 322 large infra projects Deloitte examined for its second African Construction Trends Report 2013.
Just like the House companion bill, the Senate’s Partnership to Build America Act calls for the creation of an infra bank and the use of P3s for financing projects.
The Kansas firm has paid $40m in cash for its fourth energy infrastructure asset and will invest a further $10m in the rail and marine energy facility for improvements.
Google has entered a 10-year PPA with the Swedish wind farm developer and operator, financing construction of four new wind farms.
The UK venture capital firm, together with Scottish developer Green Highland Renewables, has invested £3.1m in a hydropower project.
The New York fund manager has hired William Campbell, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
Anticipating a big shift towards real assets, JPMAM has hired Doug Doughty as its new global head of business development and client strategy.
The US solar PV service provider launched Conergy Fund I to provide commercial businesses with financing for solar power plants.
Effective Feb 1, the reduced rates will rise gradually through 2017 or upon substantial completion of the project to reach initially agreed upon levels.
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