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The deterioration of public water infrastructure in the US and a decline of federal funding is prompting a shift towards greater private participation in the sector, a study finds.

The French fund manager has bought out partner Ascendi to get full ownership of Portugal’s second-largest motorway network, spanning 850km.

The New Zealand firm's latest PPP fund is part of a consortium that will undertake the 18.5km Puhoi to Warkworth project in the Northland.

The UK’s project finance sector should remain unscathed from consequences the country’s economy may suffer post-referendum, S&P finds.

The Los Angeles-based firm has expanded its infrastructure practice with the addition of Edward Fishman, previously a partner at K&L Gates.

Nuevo Pudahuel, a consortium led by Aéroports de Paris, has reached financial close on the expansion of the Arturo Merino Benitez airport in Chile.

The Dutch firm is teaming up with Carillion to build and run six education facilities over a 25-year tenure.

The deal comes as the country’s PPP Centre gets a new executive director, replacing Andre Palacios after only three months.

The new centre will continue the work of its predecessor BATIC, which provided guidance to project sponsors and investors on available financing for transportation projects.

The fresh recruits will grow the law firm's senior infrastructure bench in Singapore and China.