A bubbly stock market has generated a clutch of potential IPOs, but the window will not be open forever.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
In this edition of Infrastructure Investor, we take a close look at trends in the North American market for private infrastructure finance.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
US pensions are looking to educate themselves about infrastructure asset managers – the best sign yet that they may yet follow Australian superannuation funds in fueling the growth of the asset class in a big way.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The Institutional Limited Partners Association has written to suggest amendments to IASB’s latest draft on consolidated financial statements.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The $5.64bn infrastructure fund has made another investment in the natural gas sector, this time taking a 50% stake in Chesapeake Midstream Partners, a new gas gathering joint venture in the US.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Sandwiched between China and India, Southeast Asia is fragmented, risky and often bypassed in favour of the more developed private equity markets of its enormous neighbours. But for investors with the right appetite, and managers with the right skill-set, the region presents a uniquely compelling investment case.
10 min read · 08 February 2013
The pension will not look for new commitments for a while as it takes time to monitor the state of the private equity industry.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Against a ‘fragile’ economic backdrop, the listed firm continues to sell assets and invest only in existing portfolio companies.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Australian investment bank will assist the US territory in formulating guidelines, procedures and methodologies for the programme. The programme was enabled in June by a PPP law that Macquarie managing director DJ Gribbin hailed as ‘one of the best legal structures in the United States’ for PPPs.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Private equity infrastructure funds have long used different structures than their traditional private equity peers.The asset class provides some intriguing examples of the benefits and drawbacks of some innovative models, among them the open-end fund structure.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
