Buffett partners 3G for $28bn Heinz deal 2013-02-14 Christopher Witkowsky Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has partnered with Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital to buy Heinz in what would be one of the largest-ever buyouts in the global food industry. “It was exciting coming into Pitts
2 min read · 21 February 2013
Cairn Capital is set to launch only the third CLO fund marketed to European institutional investors since 2008 in what could be a test case for the industry.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
A request for proposals for the Knik Arm Crossing P3 in Alaska will have to wait until the end of the state legislative session in April. The project is angling for better financing.
3 min read · 15 February 2013
The €50bn Connecting Europe Facility has seen its spending capacity cut to €29.3bn after EU leaders last week agreed to the first budget cut in the organisation’s history. The facility will be used to fund the EIB’s project bond initiative.
2 min read · 15 February 2013
The Paris-based manager’s second fund of debt funds is targeting €250 million and will have a broader remit than its mezzanine-focused predecessor.
2 min read · 12 February 2013
To observe the success possible with public-private infrastructure arrangements, look to Canada. Chris Glynn sat down with a panel of veteran infrastructure investment personnel to discuss one of the premier markets for the asset class
10 min read · 15 February 2013
Stephen Dowd joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan after a career in banking. As head of an C$8.7bn portfolio dedicated to investing directly in infrastructure, he chatted with Chris Glynn about that enviable and distinctly Canadian innovation: managing a public pension like a private business.
8 min read · 15 February 2013
Mesa West Capital provided the global asset manager with a $95.5 million loan to refinance a 355,000-square-foot office building in the US capital.
2 min read · 11 February 2013
The firm announced in December the hiring of former Blackstone executive Sal Gentile to head its North American efforts and is adding to the US-based team.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The firm’s debut energy mezzanine fund had a $500m target and invests in energy companies similar to those in Energy Capital’s two private equity funds.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
