The London-based law firm has restructured its private equity team following the departure of two senior executives. James Grimwood has been appointed as head of the PE sector team.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Lloyds Banking Group has sold a portfolio of distressed property loans for £149m as interest in Ireland’s real estate increases.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
London’s High Court told the 22 LPs 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
Firms including Bain, Apax and CCMP are pledging significant sums to better align interests with investors, many of whom want to see ‘cash up front’.
3 min read · 14 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
The new procurement model set to be unveiled in the UK Chancellor’s autumn statement may not herald the flow of new projects that private investors are hoping for. Introducing more widespread charging on the country’s roads could change that, but would constitute political dynamite.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
Carlos Robles Gil, managing director at Boston Infrastructure Investments (B2i), examines the prospects for Mexican infrastructure during Peña Nieto’s administration.
7 min read · 15 January 2013
The new procurement model set to be unveiled in the UK Chancellor’s autumn statement may not herald the flow of new projects that private investors are hoping for. Introducing more widespread charging on the country’s roads could change that, but would constitute political dynamite.
8 min read · 15 January 2013
The UK government will today unveil plans to unlock further investment into infrastructure by doubling the amount that local councils can allocate to limited partnerships from 15% of their pension fund capital under management to 30%.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The bank will kick-off the pilot phase for its project bond initiative tomorrow. The bank has €230m of EU money to credit-enhance up to €4.4bn of transport, energy and broadband deals. The success of the pilot phase will determine the fate of a planned 2014 rollout.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
