The EIB’s project bond initiative could fail to launch in 2014 if its pilot phase turns out to be unsuccessful, with the bank fearful that sponsors and procurement authorities will fail to take advantage of the scheme. Bruno Alves reports
7 min read · 15 January 2013
London’s High Court told the 22 investors looking to press charges against the Henderson PFI Secondary Fund II that they will have to forfeit their limited liability status if they wish to proceed with legal action.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
European infrastructure investors may well be hoping the UK fails to get its way in the battle over the EU budget
3 min read · 15 January 2013
PFI’s successor should have been the framework that conclusively brought institutional investors into the mainstream of greenfield infrastructure debt financing.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
First Round has never been much of a fan of pigeons, an antipathy firmly cemented by an unfortunate incident on the way to its first black tie event as a youth (Eau de Guano – never a winning scent).
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Metric Capital Partners has put together a high-powered team from the private equity world to try and tap into credit opportunities in the European mid-market. By Oliver Smiddy
3 min read · 15 January 2013
PwC’s Richard Abadie thinks PF2’s greater emphasis on equity will make projects more expensive, while DLA Piper’s Liam Cowell argues there ‘is nothing ground breaking’ in Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement.
5 min read · 15 January 2013
Profit sharing, public sector equity stakes, less leverage, greater transparency, flexible soft facilities management contracts and faster procurement times are the headline features of PFI Mark II, the aptly named PF2 procurement framework.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Bryan Martin, who joined New Jersey last year to head up real estate and real assets, has joined an insurance agency in Nebraska.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Bryan Martin, who joined New Jersey last year to head up real estate and real assets and helped design the system’s innovative separate accounts business, has joined an insurance agency in Nebraska.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
