The two distressed specialists were part of a syndicate that helped to restructure LBO France-owned Consolis in a deal which saw significant write-offs for existing lenders.
2 min read · 15 May 2013
Placement agent Roam Capital claims the firm had been scheduled to hold a $375m final close in September 2012 on its website, yet SEC filings show the firm has raised just $79m to date.
2 min read · 09 April 2013
A request for proposals for the Knik Arm Crossing P3 in Alaska will have to wait until the end of the state legislative session in April. The project is angling for better financing.
3 min read · 15 February 2013
To observe the success possible with public-private infrastructure arrangements, look to Canada. Chris Glynn sat down with a panel of veteran infrastructure investment personnel to discuss one of the premier markets for the asset class
10 min read · 15 February 2013
Stephen Dowd joined the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan after a career in banking. As head of an C$8.7bn portfolio dedicated to investing directly in infrastructure, he chatted with Chris Glynn about that enviable and distinctly Canadian innovation: managing a public pension like a private business.
8 min read · 15 February 2013
Troubled infrastructure projects can make use of traditional restructuring tools but also have their own unique requirements. Madlyn Gleich Primoff and Neal Hampton explain why
6 min read · 15 February 2013
The UK Coalition government has made no shortage of announcements on infrastructure, but how good are the ideas and how much progress have they made? Opposition Labour MP John Healey gives his verdict
8 min read · 15 February 2013
The UK high-speed rail line has completed a £1.6bn refinancing which includes a heavily oversubscribed UK bond issue.
2 min read · 07 February 2013
Ashurst’s Gonzalo Jimenez Blanco and José María Anarte offer the legal lowdown on the troubles affecting Spain’s roads sector.
6 min read · 15 February 2013
The UK is one of the world’s most established private equity markets, long a magnet for talent and capital. But given its stuttering domestic economy, thanks in no small part to the troubles of the neighbouring eurozone, are there still opportunities for private equity to make great returns? We gathered three of the UK industry’s leading lights in London in January to ask them about the outlook for 2013
10 min read · 15 February 2013
