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Zak Bentley

Zak Bentley is a senior reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in London. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter at their Clean Energy Pipeline title. He has a detailed knowledge and experience of the financial and regulatory aspects of the global renewable energy market, as well as the wider infrastructure market. Zak has a degree in English and History from the University of Birmingham.
After losing investment from Macquarie’s Aligned Data Centers, the US state has set a telling precedent in the battle for clean data centres.
Fibre companies across North America and Europe are grappling with issues of cost and overbuild.
Giles Tucker’s departure after nine years with QIC is also being followed by those of a group of principals in London and New York.
The US’s northern neighbour is introducing investment tax credits for clean energy, hoping replicability can be the answer to attracting investment. 
The Energy Transition Opportunities Pool will invest an initial C$1bn across a number of energy transition fund managers, while hoping to do direct deals in the future.
Petya Nikolova, who said her scheme is planning to commit more to mid-market funds, would like to see the risk in energy transition funds more clearly defined by GPs.
Miami skyline
The hires come as the firm plots a more local and strategy-specific approach to LP coverage.
Gisele Everett’s departure comes alongside other senior members of the team, amid a restructuring by new infra head Michael Hill.
State regulators have been knocking back utilities’ request for higher rates of return in a move that could change the investment case in this sector.
This year has seen a wave of deals in the environmental infra space – and legislative tailwinds make this one to watch in 2024.
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