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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.