Toll-road titillation and why infrastructure is family friendly
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Cezary Podkul takes an insider’s look at how infrastructure financier Babcock & Brown amassed – and lost – an A$14 billion empire built on debt.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
The fundraising market has collapsed since September. Now funds must change strategy to tap the new money emerging from institutional investors. Michael Kapoor reports.
9 min read · 08 February 2013
A summary of infrastructure news from around the world
5 min read · 08 February 2013
Speymill, the AIM-listed real estate fund manager and contractor, has resumed trading on London’s junior stock exchange following a nearly three-month share suspension. Meanwhile rival AIM-listed fund, Macau Property Opportunity Fund, reports a fall in the value of its portfolio and the securing of its first loan.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
No one agrees on the most influential investors in global infrastructure, but there are many strong contenders. Here’s our pick, after asking around the industry.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
Gatwick airport is managing to attract pension funds as direct investors
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The European development finance institution has committed to funds from two Central European mezzanine specialists: Mezzanine Management and Syntaxis. It has also approved a €20m commitment to a special situations fund.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Finnish private equity firm’s life sciences head, Jan Lundahl, has resigned seven years after he joined the firm.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The Africa-focused firm has acquired 25% of an insurance and banking group in the Cote d’Ivoire in a deal worth just under $50m. ECP is currently raising its third pan-African fund with a target of $1bn.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
