The US law firm is beefing up its personnel and looking to broaden its infrastructure offering – co-chaired by Patrick Harder (pictured) – with airport and seaport legal advice. Nossaman is also adding people with energy infrastructure experience.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New South Wales government has pledged to invest A$175m in the troubled Reliance Rail rolling stock public-private partnership – which counts AMP Capital, International Public Partnerships and RBS as investors – to reassure its creditors ahead of a planned draw down.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The debt affiliate of The Blackstone Group has stopped marketing its second mezzanine fund, which is set to hit its $4bn hard-cap in the next few months. GSO also is launching its second ‘rescue fund’ that will come in handy in Europe.
3 min read · 14 January 2013
The firm, which has made only sporadic investments in Europe over the past few years, sees huge opportunity in private equity, real estate and credit strategies in the region, which is undergoing 'de-leveraging’.
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Partners Group originally advised some of the equity investors in the Plenary Health consortium,which won a public-private partnership for the Melbourne healthcare facility. Partners praised the ‘defensive’ nature of social infrastructure.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Partners Group originally advised some of the equity investors in the Plenary Health consortium,which won a public-private partnership for the Melbourne healthcare facility. Partners praised the ‘defensive’ nature of social infrastructure.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Partners Group originally advised some of the equity investors in the Plenary Health consortium,which won a public-private partnership for the Melbourne healthcare facility. Partners praised the ‘defensive’ nature of social infrastructure.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
It may not be a big enough playground for some investors, but opportunities continue to fl ow in Canada for those who like their deals modestly sized. Joel Kranc met with six infrastructure professionals in Toronto to get their thoughts on what’s coming through the pipeline in one of the world’s most advanced PPP markets
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Though LBOs remain scarce in Asia, they’ve tripled in value over the past year and regional banks have played a role. But worries over tightening lending criteria may slow that surge as market uncertainty continues. By Drew Wilson
7 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
