Richard Anthony, head of Evercore Partners Private Funds Group, said at an event in New York that ‘there will not be enough capital to satisfy all the demand’ and as a result many big-ticket fund managers will have to slash their fundraising targets. The market for infrastructure will likewise not be an easy sell.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
If Congress enacts the president’s budget, $450m will be available for the low-cost infrastructure lending programme next year, nearly four times more than current levels. The TIFIA programme would also be merged into a National Infrastructure Bank capitalised at $30bn over six years.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Strong rebounds across the Permira portfolio were reported in SVG’s 2010 earnings statement, which also detailed £77.4m in private equity distributions linked to deals including TDC and Cognis.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The latest study from LBS and HEC academics follows a report they released in June 2010, which found buyout funds to have a unique alpha component.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The scheme to widen the UK’s M25 motorway has been attacked by a second Parliamentary body. While the National Audit Office said delays resulted in procurement being affected by the credit crunch, the Public Accounts Committee has focused on a ‘technical mistake’ in assessing the costs of different approaches.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
After hitting an all-time low of just $2.7bn of new CMBS issuance in 2009, the securitisation market is expected to originate up to $15bn per quarter in new deals, with large portfolio refinancings pushing the figure up to $65bn.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The firm has reportedly hired Credit Suisse to advise on the sale of Singapore shipping company Jaya Holdings to a consortium led by the company CEO.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Privately financed infrastructure projects in the UK may have been rated too conservatively according to an infrastructure investment analyst, who calls for a reassessment from the ratings agencies.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The 6-year-old distressed debt affiliate — which is also rumoured to be raising a new distressed debt fund — beat its $400m target.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
3i Infrastructure, the London-listed infrastructure investor, has signed a new £200m revolving credit facility with a five-member banking syndicate. It replaces an equivalent £225m facility due to expire next month, and will be used as a ‘bridge to equity’ to finance future transactions.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
