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The bank says the vehicle, set to be launched next year, is close to securing commitments from three anchor investors.
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform, acting on behalf of Railpen, has provided the funds needed to refinance rooftop solar assets owned by Foresight.
The nuclear giant’s renewable energy unit has acquired 14 wind farms from Irish developer Gaelectric as it seeks to expand its European presence.
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The Canadian pensions are undertaking a ‘strategic review’ of the high-speed rail line for which they paid £2.1bn in November 2010.
Fresh from raising €413m, La Banque Postale Asset Management is eyeing a final close for the vehicle early next year and has already made seven high-profile investments.
MIRA has been joined by six other investors including China Investment Corporation, with questions remaining about the UK government’s policy on foreign investment in critical infrastructure.
The French firm has financed its second solar project in Senegal via its Africa fund with debt financing from Proparco and BIO.
KKR has bought Calvin Capital from Infracapital, which has owned it since 2007 and helped put in place £1bn in funding for it only a year ago.
The firm’s infrastructure division has made a €488m swoop for Delta Comfort, a telecoms infrastructure provider, while also investing in German firm GETEC.
Chinese investor Envision Energy has swooped for the French wind assets of developer Velocita as well as its operational team.