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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 company has acquired Italy’s A4 Holding in its first investment in the country for a decade.
The initiative was supposed to be established on a statutory basis but was dropped when a bill was presented to Parliament.
The European Investment Bank led a consortium of four banks to finance 87% of the project.
The £224m project’s green light is the second major offshore wind approval since the formation of the new UK government.
Clean energy specialists Mark Dennison and Conrad Purcell have joined the UK firm’s infrastructure practice.
Canada’s Enbridge is set to conclude a $28bn deal to buy Spectra Energy that would value the combined business at $128bn.
The Chinese utility has bought a 23.6% stake in the country’s largest private power group after being knocked back in its bid for Ausgrid.
The Spanish group is looking to remain a majority shareholder in Telxius after completing the IPO by the end of the year.
Daniel Just has been appointed by the firm as it prepares to hit a first close on its debut hydro fund.
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