Portugal will have to look into its PPP contracts with a view to ‘reduce the government’s financial obligations’ as part of the €78bn EU/IMF bailout provided to the country. The bailout also encourages the government to try and reduce feed-in tariffs for existing renewable contracts.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The bankruptcy of the South Bay Expressway in Southern California demonstrates why it’s good the infrastructure lobby doesn’t always get what it wants in Washington DC.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
A combination of abundant natural resource and government support has made Latin America – and Brazil and Mexico in particular – increasingly attractive to infrastructure funds eyeing renewables. Alexandra Atiya reports
6 min read · 15 January 2013
The Dallas private equity firm was the biggest riser in the 2011 PERE 30 ranking, thanks to successful capital-raising for its second real estate fund. Meanwhile, consolidation, business exits and strategic shifts among bank-sponsored platforms began to manifest themselves in this year’s ranking.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The firm told LPs at its annual meeting that it will hit the fundraising trail in about 18 months and target $3bn with a hard-cap of $4bn, putting it in line with others managers now raising smaller funds than predecessor vehicles.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
KKR’s China Growth Fund hit the $1bn mark in March, but the firm’s existing Asia portfolio was the main attraction at its first-ever investor day.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based investment management firm expects the hybrid hedge and private equity fund to reach $1bn in AuM within three years.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Partners Group chief executive Steffen Meister tells PE Asia why the firm has ramped up direct investing and what it finds alluring about Asia.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ China Growth Fund hit the $1bn mark in March, but the firm’s existing Asia portfolio was the main attraction at its first-ever investor day.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Can the debt markets handle the $800bn of outstanding LBO loans?
5 min read · 15 January 2013
