Fundraising Aquila European Renewables Income Fund seeks €150m in share issuance Aquila European Renewables Income Fund is targeting €150 million ($177 million) via the issuance of…
Transactions Vortex Energy sells stake in solar PV portfolio Vortex Energy, a global renewable energy platform managed by Beaufort Investments, a subsidiary of the…
Fundraising Commerzbank issues €500m green bond for renewable energy projects German bank Commerzbank AG has issued its second green bond with an issuance volume of…
From the Current Issue Infrastructure 101: A guide to white papers and reports focused on the basics of infrastructure investing by Drew Campbell The world is changing and so should our investment portfolios. Portfolio resilience has to go beyond government bonds and consider alternative return sources that can provide income and diversification. As the largest opportunity in private infrastructure, renewables is increasingly being asked to play that role in traditional portfolios. At the same time, rising investor allocations, increasing market participants and declining subsidies are changing the investment landscape.
From the Current Issue At the crossroads of infrastructure and technology: Disruption and opportunity by Chris Anderson As we look to the future, new technological advancements, from green energy to driverless vehicles, promise to impact and benefit our lives. In the world of infrastructure, we have already seen how innovations such as 3D modeling and drone imagery are helping to design and maintain assets, but with technology developing at an ever-increasing rate, could this actually pose an issue for investors?
Transactions Mackenzie Financial and Lifeco buy stake in Northleaf Capital Partners Mackenzie Financial Corp., a subsidiary of IGM Financial (IGM), and Great-West Lifeco, have agreed to …
Fundraising Altitude Infrastructure collects €500m for French fiber expansion French telecom operator Altitude Infrastructure has raised more than €500 million ($591 million) in equity…
Transactions Sigfox sells German network to Cube Infrastructure French global network operator Sigfox has sold its German 0G network to Cube Infrastructure Managers…
From the Current Issue The COVID-19 effect: The pandemic and global infrastructure by Denise DeChaine Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines pandemic as “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.” What this definition does not encompass is how a pandemic not only affects the population on a social level, but also in the world of business — i.e., the stock market, retail, small business, restaurants and infrastructure.
From the Current Issue Infrastructure investment trusts: A defined solution to the infrastructure financing gap by Fraser Hughes and Ben Morton The G20/OECD Report on the Collaboration with Institutional Investors and Asset Managers on Infrastructure: Investor Proposals, released in July 2020 at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, presents multiple proposals received from the private sector on mobilizing investment in infrastructure, including a proposal on a clearly defined financial vehicle for infrastructure — an infrastructure investment trust (IIT) — for which the Global Listed Infrastructure Organization (GLIO) provided comments and feedback. The report notes: “A purpose-built Infrastructure Investment Trust (IIT) structure could act as a liquid investment vehicle for essential infrastructure, particularly in emerging markets where foreign investment in listed equity is now common amongst many investors.”