London’s G20 summit failed to produce the promised infrastructure binge, and now there are grumbles that the various national investment plans aren’t leading to much new work either. By Michael Kapoor
6 min read · 08 February 2013
In 1626, Dutch settlers supposedly exchanged Native Americans a pile of beads for a deed to Manhattan. 383 years later, Cezary Podkul sat down with Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, to find out how the $3.8 billion lease of his state’s toll road compared with that original big deal
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Principals from Carlyle, Macquarie, RREEF and Industry Funds Management gathered today cautioned that market will not develop across America’s ‘fifty little countries’ without strong leadership from the government in creating incentives for private investment in infrastructure.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The publicly traded buyout firm, which defaulted on $2.3bn of unsecured debt in March, told shareholders a Chapter 11 bankruptcy is unlikely.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Cayman Islands-based firm has launched a residential housing fund, with hopes of closing the vehicle by the end of the year. Half the fund is expected to invest in Peru and Colombia. The firm's last fund closed on $42m last year.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
An uptick in real estate investment activity by SWFs in 2008 may indicate a long-term investment trend, including helping to fill the debt financing void, according to a Deloitte report.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
With cash flow-based lending on the wane, can asset-based lenders step up to the plate? Christopher Witkowsky investigates
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The credit crunch gave mezzanine a short-lived time in the sun. Toby Mitchenall explains why it has all gone darker
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Some think the secondary market for debt offers better value than the primary market – although the gap may be closing
2 min read · 08 February 2013
There are banks out there willing to lend but only if you can meet certain criteria. Andy Thomson discovers what these are
5 min read · 08 February 2013
