John Laing Group to sell 30% stake in U.K. intercity train project by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 John Laing Group has unveiled plans to divest its 30 percent stake in the InterCity Express Programme (IEP) Phase 2 for £421 million ($544 million), according to Reuters.
EIB earmarks €12.6b for transport, clean energy, urban development and COVID-19 projects by Released | Sep 18, 2020 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €12.6 billion ($14.8 billion) of new financing for projects across Europe and around the world.
Infrastructure Ontario appoints new president and CEO by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has promoted Michael Lindsay to president and CEO, effective Nov. 1.
Macquarie’s GIG and Iberdrola to develop offshore wind portfolio in Japan by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Iberdrola have formed a joint venture to co-develop a 3.3-gigawatt portfolio of six offshore wind projects in Japan.
Macquarie: COVID-19 is driving data infrastructure by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) told Financial Standard on Friday that it sees COVID-19 as an accelerator of data growth trends that were already in place, pre-pandemic.
EPA grants $415m in water infra loans to California and Utah cities by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided two new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans to the cities of Oceanside, Calif., and Salt Lake City.
MIT and Mass PRIM head up new ESG measurement project by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 The MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, a program with the MIT Sloan School of Management, has launched the Aggregate Confusion Project in an effort to address measurement challenges for ESG data.
Infracapital and AMP Capital sell joint stake in Adven by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 Infracapital and AMP Capital have agreed to sell their combined ownership interest in Adven, a provider of clean energy solutions across the Nordics and Baltics. The
Illinois TRS plans $920m in real assets investments by Kali Persall | Sep 18, 2020 The $51.2 billion Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) of the State of Illinois has released its real assets tactical plan for fiscal year 2021, outlining plans to deploy a total of $920 million toward its 20 percent long-term asset allocation target for real assets.
Blackstone forms ClearGen, commits $250m by Released | Sep 18, 2020 Blackstone, through funds managed by GSO Capital Partners, has formed a new portfolio company, ClearGen, which will finance and own distributed and sustainable energy infrastructure assets, or distributed infrastructure, focused on commercial, industrial and institutional customers.