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Matthieu Favas

Matthieu Favas is the editor of Agri Investor. He was previously the web editor of Infrastructure Investor, where he started in 2013 after a year as a reporter at Private Equity International. Prior to joining PEI he spent four years in the wine industry in London, Spain and Mongolia.
New concessions in Brazil and Chile contributed €721m to revenues in the first three quarters, allowing the group to generate 61% of its business outside Spain.
The infrastructure conglomerate intends to retain its current 25% stake, despite selling nearly 9% of the airport group to USS last week.
The vehicle, which had a target of £200m, will use the proceeds to buy eight UK projects with a 145.4MW combined capacity.
Shares of Riverstone’s first listed vehicle, which had an initial target of £1.5bn, dropped 5% in the grey market yesterday.
Terry McCredden, former CEO of Australia's $40bn Unisuper, is the latest recruit to join the infrastructure debt manager's investment team.
The fresh capital pledge is the second major commitment received by the Australian fund manager from a UK pension in the last two years.
The Australian asset manager has hired a former director from Ferrovial to help expand its transport business.
The move by the US billionaire, now the second-largest shareholder in FCC, comes as the Spanish builder forges ahead with its restructuring plans.
The UK firm’s investment in a 2MW Scottish power scheme, its 12th renewables deal, is expected to generate 7GWh a year from 2015.
The flotation, set to be finalised in November, could provide the investment firm with further ammunition as it seeks to raise a planned $3bn green energy fund.
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