Energy-focused buyout firm First Reserve has taken a minority stake in Ansaldo Energia, a power plant division of aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica. Banca Imi, BNP Paribas and Unicredit will act as lead underwriters for up to €650m of debt for the deal.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
At a panel session at this year’s MIPIM conference in Cannes, delegates heard from Barclays Corporate how rebounding market valuations in the UK have led to less distressed real estate situations.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Energy-focused buyout firm First Reserve has taken a minority stake in Ansaldo Energia, a power plant division of aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
A greatly oversubscribed £600m bond sale that closed earlier this month may be followed by another offering in the next 12 months, though the focus at the moment is on improving the airport’s operations.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The ratings agency writes in a recent report that 'infrastructure transactions have demonstrated significant rating stability through the downturn', with the average credit quality deteriorating by less than a notch.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The private equity giant behind the world's largest buyout has appointed former Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg to lead its real estate investing programme.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Former Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg is expected to lead a real estate programme that invests alongside and augments KKR's existing fund portfolios.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Strategic shifts and new developments in private equity real estate in the second half of 2010 offer clues to global trends for 2011. PERE magazine 2010 Awards & Annual Review issue.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
Will many big-ticket fund managers be forced to slash their fundraising targets?
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Despite a push for budget cuts, new legislation in the US still envisions the establishment of a national infrastructure bank – albeit with fewer powers and guarantees.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
