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Ratings and evaluations are being used to help managers raise money and land favourable loan terms. But the systems used to measure ESG have failings that cannot be ignored.

The Silvertown Tunnel project was pursued by Transport for London, rather than the UK’s central government, which last year abolished PPPs.

Expert analysis by Jason Clatworthy, managing director, Jay Moody, managing director, and Hiral Bhatt, senior director, at Alvarez & Marsal Taxand

The Dutch manager is back in market with the sixth edition of its flagship strategy and its second Core Infrastructure Fund.

The fund will target renewables in UK and Europe, as well as eyeing assets in Australia.

The NY-based fund manager, which is looking to raise $1.25bn for an India-focused vehicle, is also on the fundraising trail for a $5bn fund targeting brownfield opportunities only, in LatAm and Asia.

Only 40% of the debt issued during Q3 of this year met international criteria on green finance.

The Madrid-based firm expects to reach a final close by year end on its €1bn hard-cap for what is already one of Spain’s largest-ever private equity vehicles.

The appointment comes less than two months after Dylan Foo resigned as AMP Capital’s head of infrastructure equity in the Americas and was succeeded by Simon Ellis.

Representatives from Hyundai Insurance and China Ping An Insurance said proof of a manager’s skill will come during the next downturn.