Recent US Securities and Exchange Commission filings indicate the firm, led by Glenn August (pictured) has raised $770m as it shoots for a newly-increased $1bn target.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Aviva Life & Pensions UK, the EIB and the Development Bank of Japan have backed the debt fund’s first close. The Aviva/Hadrian’s Wall Capital vehicle is targeting £/€1bn to invest in low-risk infrastructure across the UK and Europe.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The business lobbying organisation is calling on the UK to credit-enhance greenfield projects, introduce tax incentives, pool pension resources, curtail Solvency II and encourage banks and institutional investors to come up with a shared funding model.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Myanmar’s transformation from military dictatorship to democracy continues, drawing a crowd of frontier-focused private equity firms. But many say it is still too early to invest.
3 min read · 14 January 2013
CVC Asia Pacific’s control-oriented strategy initially led it to Australia and Japan. But as the firm struggles in those buyout markets, quiet deals are emerging in Southeast Asia as well as Greater China. Sigit Prasetya, head of Southeast Asia for the firm, discusses a strategy shift in Asia with Drew Wilson
7 min read · 14 January 2013
Spain’s Madrid-Toledo toll road bankruptcy proceedings could be emulated by the country’s 10 or so troubled concessionaires.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Union will earmark €230m to road-test the EIB’s initiative to credit-enhance private sector infrastructure bonds. It is expected that this commitment could unlock some €4.6bn in private investment.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The position will be responsible for managing the $39bn endowment’s $5bn private market co-investment programme, which consists of private equity, infrastructure and other strategies.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
James Jenkins, who has worked for Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse, has joined Global Infrastructure Partners as a managing director in charge of investor relations. He will help shore up GIP’s second infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is now the biggest pension fund in Canada with C$161bn. Its infrastructure investment paid off handsomely, returning 12.8%.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
