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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.
Lord Adonis’s resignation as chairman of the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission raises uncomfortable questions about the body’s relevance and future.
The firm has now committed over £550m to the sector which is under pressure for more investment.
A single vote is set to make all the difference in our 2017 awards as Sunday’s deadline edges closer.
The move comes as part of a co-investment alongside Equitix in the 317MW Sheringham Shoal project.
He claims policies being carried out are ‘threatening national infrastructure investment’.
While managers continue to raise funds and commit to deals in the country, significant concerns remain bubbling beneath the surface.
With mid-2000s infrastructure funds reaching the end of their lives, a range of exit strategies are being carried out by innovative GPs.
The firm takes sole ownership with acquisition from Montreux Healthcare Fund and Macquarie Principal Finance, marking its first move in the sector.
The group’s second fund makes its third acquisition, taking a 60% stake in the Swedish transport company.
The fund’s second acquisition in a week could be boosted with a doubling down of the deal between now and May 2018.
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