Apollo's Sanjay Patel and Hamilton Lane's Juan Delgado Moreira (pictured) were among speakers who pointed to interesting investment opportunities amid global economic turmoil.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Once a major force in project finance before lying low during the years of excess, Deutsche Bank has re-emerged in the market over the last few years. In a challenging but more rational environment, the bank’s asset finance head Bernd Fislage speaks of the bank’s strategic priorities
5 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Union is planning to spend some €1.5trn to interconnect the continent’s transport networks over the next 20 years. With national budgets stretched to the limit, the private sector is a natural port of call. But investors are sceptical.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
A club of 12 banks is providing a seven-year loan to fund the team’s recent acquisition of GDF Suez’s Italian gas grid and re-leverage two other local gas grids bought over the last two years. AXA/F2i is now Italy’s second-largest gas distributor.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
By requesting a $200m bond to participate in a $5bn roads privatisation, the Turkish government is indicating that only serious bidders need apply. It will now face pressure to run a quick and efficient tender process, maintains Bruno Alves
3 min read · 15 January 2013
A Freshfield survey shows that Europe’s infrastructure industry supports the Europe 2020 Project Bond initiative. But investors want more clarity on how it will work and a speedy implementation. The latter is also defended by the EIB president (pictured).
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The sale-leaseback spinoff of WP Carey has joined the investment management subsidiary of Annaly Capital Management to capitalise on the emerging European sale-leaseback market.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Julian Carreras, who left Palamon Capital Partners in 2006, has re-joined after stints at Cinven and Thesan Capital, as the firm looks to bolster its Spanish coverage.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The two groups will provide an initial $400m to invest in Turkey and the surrounding region, and may raise a further $600m next year.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The $26.2bn system has committed $750m to a ‘strategic partnership’ with TCW spin-out Crescent Capital Group. South Carolina previously set up a $759m separate account with Apollo Global Management in 2009.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
