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The sovereign wealth fund thought the UK was the ‘best and safest place’ to invest, but ‘we were wrong’, its CIO said, referring to GIC’s negative experience with Heathrow Airport.

De Run’s return comes two and a half years after he left the firm and follows Peter Hofbauer's departure, which takes effect immediately.

Panellists say financing renewable projects is becoming more difficult due to slowing economic growth in the country.

The firm is part of a consortium of 20 international and local lenders that will provide project financing for the Macquarie Capital-backed Formosa II.

The development bank hopes the loan will catalyse private capital into the country’s infrastructure sector which faces a gap in excess of $70bn per year.

Alphabet’s entry into the asset class foreshadows a potential disruption that will force investors to choose between betting on tech or being disrupted themselves.

After 10 years at the helm of the energy transition-focused firm he founded, Tobias Reichmuth will continue to provide strategic direction as chairman of the board.

Pickett will report to Stephen Dowd, the firm’s global head of infrastructure, who also worked at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Now in its eighth year, our Infrastructure Investor 50 ranking measures the largest manager fundraisings over the past five years.

The London-based firm, which has long focused on Italian renewables, will pursue subsidy-free projects in Europe through ‘alternative instruments to traditional funds’.