Florida’s $1.68bn I-595 corridor improvement is probably the most celebrated toll road deal in the US since the Chicago Skyway. Yet by all accounts, it’s the deal that almost wasn’t. Cezary Podkul examines how the project happened.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Infrastructure deals remain thin on the ground, but according to a market analysis from CVC Capital Partners, that is about to change.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Investors new to the infrastructure asset class need to understand the risks as well as the return potential. Some lessons from the financial crisis are worth studying, writes Duncan Hale.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Few topics stir as much heated debate in the infrastructure world as fund structure. We asked seasoned managers why they chose to run open versus closed-ended funds, or switched from one structure to the other.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The private equity real estate firm, together with Fortress, DE Shaw and Five Mile, has offered $3.5bn for the hotel group’s $4.1bn first mortgage, according to the WSJ. The plan would rival a bankruptcy court reorganisation plan.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Starwood Capital, Fortress, DE Shaw and Five Mile have offered $3.5bn for the hotel group’s $4.1bn first mortgage, according to the WSJ.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Multiples paid for mid-market companies have been falling for two years, but buyout activity has yet to pick up, says a new study.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
A bubbly stock market has generated a clutch of potential IPOs, but the window will not be open forever.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
In this edition of Infrastructure Investor, we take a close look at trends in the North American market for private infrastructure finance.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
US pensions are looking to educate themselves about infrastructure asset managers – the best sign yet that they may yet follow Australian superannuation funds in fueling the growth of the asset class in a big way.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
