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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.
The NextEnergy Solar Fund also said it is in advanced negotiations for an additional 197MW acquisition worth £205m.
The acquisition of three plants, including one of the country’s largest, brings AREF2’s portfolio to about 255MW just two months after closing.
The firm’s agreement with the French government comes just a few days after it received a €491m investment from majority shareholder Abertis.
Europe’s busiest port has also received financing from Lloyds and RBS just over four years after its privatisation was blocked by the government.
Having used Infrastruktur I to invest in vehicles managed by Cube, Ardian and Equitix, the firm is already looking towards a successor in Q2.
Teaming up with French company Ideol, the developer will seek funding for the scheme and lead the selection of sites in the UK.
Investing alongside industry titan DONG, the Australian firm hopes to agree further deals in Taiwan’s offshore wind market in the next couple of years.
The deal for two wind farms in Spain marks the first investment by JB Capital Markets into renewable energy.
China’s HNA Group is set to team up with local firm ADC six months after a planned sale to another Chinese company fell through.
The Swiss firm’s energy efficiency fund has wrapped up its second investment in a matter of days after acquiring an interest in a public lighting project.
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