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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 move comes as the government announces a research and investment programme that will inject £246m into the country’s battery storage market.
The liquidity facility for Scandlines includes an 11-year institutional tranche, with the entire package rated BBB by Fitch.
The French firm is believed to have taken a 10% stake in the Dutch company recently snapped up for €2.95bn.
The four assets include one of the UK’s largest onshore projects, once owned by HgCapital.
The vehicle is the second such investment fund launched in the country in four weeks.
A rival offer to Atlantia’s €16bn move was rejected by the Spanish government body that owns the airport operator.
The ‘pioneering’ listed vehicle has already secured commitments from nine Nigerian pension funds for its initial placing.
The vehicle is now the largest of its kind in the UK after securing a further £475m.
Investment to finance 2,000km of roads over the next four years, increasing sector spend by six times.
Group has bought the UK rail concession from Borealis and OTPP, giving it a £3bn enterprise value.
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