Featured

Digital infra has certainly moved into the mainstream. But with technology advancing at lightning speed, a growing number of investors are quickly recognising its wider potential.

The pressure is mounting on private capital to demonstrate it is a good steward of the assets it operates.

Long derided as a soft touch, regulators have flexed their muscles in 2019, giving investors cause for concern.

From resilience-focused strategies to portfolio emissions-reduction targets, 2019 was the year the industry took a more holistic approach to climate change.

The French fund manager will finance its portion of the €2.2bn acquisition through its recently closed European renewables fund and a co-investment vehicle created for this specific transaction.

Brookfield has previously identified the sector as its leading deal driver for the next five to 10 years.

Industry players say fee transparency has been increasing. So why are more LPs asking for more of it?

The French manager is targeting €500m for Infragreen IV, which has already lined up deals across Europe.

The fund manager used crowdfunding for an industrial-scale clean energy project in France, while in the US it partnered with Engie to help the University of Iowa transition to a zero-carbon footprint under a 50-year utilities concession.

The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in Queensland is likely to be valued at significantly more than A$2bn, with public market investors particularly interested in backing a regulated, defensive asset, sources say.