Legacy Investing and Invesco expand data center portfolio by Kali Persall | Aug 6, 2021 Legacy Investing and joint venture partner Invesco Real Estate have closed a second sale-leaseback transaction with Flexential Corp. for their 18-megawatt data center in Plano, Texas.
GPIF’s assets grow to a record $1.7t following quarterly gains by Kali Persall | Aug 6, 2021 Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has reported a 2.7 percent gain on its investments in the quarter ended in June, representing its fifth consecutive quarterly gain, according to Bloomberg.
CalSTRS names Lisa Blatnick as COO by Kali Persall | Aug 6, 2021 The $308.6 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has appointed Lisa Blatnick as COO, effective Aug. 16. She succeeds Cassandra Lichnock, who stepped into the role of CEO on July 1.
PSERS expects 25% net return on investments in past year by Kali Persall | Aug 6, 2021 The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) is estimated to have a preliminary net investment return of more than 25 percent for the 2020–2021 fiscal year, according to Jason Davis, PSERS trustee and chair of the board’s investment committee.
Hyundai Motor invests in hydrogen infra company H2 MOBILITY by Released | Aug 5, 2021 Hyundai Motor has become a shareholder in the hydrogen infrastructure company H2 MOBILITY.
MIRA buys out Australian waste-management company Bingo Industries by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has bought out Australian waste-management and recycling company Bingo Industries in a A$2.3 billion ($1.7 billion) take-private buyout deal.
Uniper to begin closing coal-fired plant ahead of schedule by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Uniper is planning to close one of the four 500-megawatt units of the Ratcliffe hard coal-fired power plant as early as the end of September 2022 — two years ahead of schedule.
Ilmatar Energy to construct 216MW wind farm in Finland by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Ilmatar Energy is delivering a 216-megawatt wind farm in Finland, which will be one of the largest unsubsidized wind farms in Europe.
Macquarie to pay €2.12b for stake in Open Fiber by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Macquarie Asset Management has finalized its agreement to acquire a 40 percent stake in Open Fiber, Italy’s largest fiber-to-the-home network, from Enel.
Corvias collects $75m for stormwater infra projects in Wisconsin by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Corvias Infrastructure Solutions has secured a new credit facility of up to $75 million to finance municipal stormwater and green infrastructure programs in the Milwaukee metropolitan region of Wisconsin. Goldman Sachs Asset Management provided the financing.
Consortium wins $1.1b highway concession in Colombia by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has awarded a $1.1 billion highway concession contract to the Plural Autopistas Caribbean consortium, according to InfraPPP.
Mantra Data Centers to build new data centers in India by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Mantra Data Centers (MDC) is planning to capitalize on digital growth in India by opening two new data center facilities in six key hubs.
Pre-development work to advance on Sepulveda Transit Corridor project in Los Angeles by Kali Persall | Aug 5, 2021 Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners, a private-sector consortium consisting of Bechtel, Meridiam Infrastructure and American Triple I Partners, has been approved to proceed with pre-development work for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project in Los Angeles.
Contract awarded for Miami International Airport modernization program by Released | Aug 5, 2021 Hill International was awarded a contract to provide program-management services for the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department’s (MDAD) $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
U.S. clean energy capacity has increased exponentially in past decade by Kali Persall | Aug 4, 2021 A new report by the American Clean Power Association has revealed that renewable energy sources such as wind, utility solar and battery storage power capacity in the United States topped 170 gigawatts, propelled by a record 26 gigawatts of clean energy projects coming online in 2020.
