The consortium has paid £105m to buy a transmission link to an offshore UK wind farm from DONG, Scottish and Southern Energy, PGGM and Ampere Equity Fund. The European Investment Bank is backing the deal with £52m of debt.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Commission is proposing to use €230m to fund a test phase for its Europe 2020 Project Bond initiative, to be implemented in 2012-2013. The pilot programme, part of a wider €50bn infrastructure facility, will target up to 10 projects and ‘is expected to mobilise investments of up to €4.6bn’.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
If adopted, the $235bn pension system would place most of its alternative investments in buyout funds, with an additional 30% in credit related investments and growth/expansion funds.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The global firm will buy Burger King’s New Zealand operator from Anchorage Capital Partners.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The global firm has agreed to buy Burger King’s New Zealand operator from Anchorage Capital Partners.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $300m to TPG Capital, a longstanding relationship for the pension, and $200m to three other managers.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
UK government-backed CDC Group recently made plans to expand its credit products in India. Anubha Shrivastava, managing director, discusses the potential for such offerings in the country with PE Asia.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ will be unveiled next week and will focus exclusively on trans-European transport, energy and ICT projects. Between 15% and 20% of the proposed €50bn in spending will be leveraged through financial instruments and public-private partnerships.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Major Anchorage PPP can move forward after the city was reassured that the bridge project will not hinder business at the Port of Anchorage.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The firm has already completed its first investment with its fifth European mezzanine fund, backing the buyout of business intelligence provider Bureau van Dijk.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
