Buyers of assets need to understand the pension liabilities they may be taking on. In the pages that follow, Colin Haines outlines the key considerations.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
In the US infrastructure market, procurement risk is the most common, and most fatal, form of risk. Chris Glynn explains why.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
Political risk is the risk du jour in 2012, permeating all areas of infrastructure investing. Bruno Alves takes a look at four of its manifestations.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
As Myanmar continues its tentative steps towards democracy, it’s attracting interest from frontier-focused private equity firms. But is it still too early to invest?
2 min read · 14 January 2013
3i Group has agreed its first deal under new chief executive Simon Borrows, with its debt arm adding €2bn to its portfolio through the acquisition of seven CLO contracts from Invesco.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Limited partners got what they wanted from a successful mezzanine shop recently – but will their actions ultimately prove detrimental to returns?
2 min read · 14 January 2013
DiNapoli, the comptroller of New York State, has been running media tours of companies in his private equity portfolio – showing off the scrappy young companies its money is helping to grow
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Propositions to get the European capital markets to invest more in infrastructure have made progress.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The start of bankruptcy proceedings for Spain’s AP41 Madrid-Toledo toll road could set a precedent that may end up being emulated by several other troubled concessionaires.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
A financing method dating back to Thatcher-era economic reform, the availability payment model is finally coming of age in the US. But it’s not a solution for a fundamental lack of money.
3 min read · 15 January 2013