Philip Borel
If governments are serious about partnering with the private sector to finance new infrastructure, sound and sustainable regulation is a must, argues Philip Borel.
The numbers relating to new investment opportunities opening up in the infrastructure space keep getting bigger. For example: $26 trillion (that’s right: $26,000,000,000,000) is the investment required to meet the world’s energy demand in 2030, says Bill Macaulay, boss of energy-focused private equity specialist First Reserve Corporation. Of the total, “only” $6 trillion will be […]
If governments are serious about partnering with the private sector to finance new infrastructure, sound and sustainable regulation is a must, argues Philip Borel.
The bank, which is currently assisting with fundraising for groups including MBK Partners, Alinda Capital and Citadel, has decided to wind down its private equity fund placement arm by year end. Two of its executives have already been hired by Credit Suisse as part of its asset management division's global expansion.
'The New Infrastructure: a real asset class emerges' takes a look at the trends and issues shaping the industry and provides an institutional investor's view on the upcoming infrastructure boom.
'The New Infrastructure: a real asset class emerges' takes a look at the trends and issues shaping the industry and provides an institutional investor's view on the upcoming infrastructure boom.
'The New Infrastructure: a real asset class emerges' takes a look at the trends and issues shaping the industry and provides an institutional investor's view on the upcoming infrastructure boom.
The emerging markets-focused firm has already invested 12% of the fund, which will limit its use of leverage to deals in South Africa and Southeast Asia.
The bank’s private equity arm is the lead investor in an agreed equity purchase in Breitenfeld, a niche steel producer in the Austrian region of Styria.
Hermes Private Equity has secured a £300m commitment for a new direct private equity fund from the BT Pension Scheme.