February’s inflation numbers reinforce Fed’s cautious stance by Lewis Dayton | Mar 15, 2024 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, a slight increase from January’s 0.3 percent rise.
Arcus-backed Officium expands presence in German submetering market by Kali Persall | Mar 14, 2024 Arcus Infrastructure Partners has announced the acquisition of Thermomess Wärmemessdienst by its portfolio company Officium.
I Squared opens office in Munich, hires Yves Meyer-Bülow to lead it by Kali Persall | Mar 14, 2024 I Squared Capital is expanding its European operations with the opening of a new office in Munich and has appointed Yves Meyer-Bülow to lead it.
SDCL appoints Philip Doyle as new co-fund manager of Green Energy Solutions Fund by Kali Persall | Mar 14, 2024 Sustainable Development Capital has named Philip Doyle as co-fund manager of the Green Energy Solutions Fund and managing director of its Dublin Office.
Stonepeak acquires intermodal container lessor Textainer by Kali Persall | Mar 14, 2024 Stonepeak has completed its acquisition of Textainer Group Holdings, one of the world’s largest lessors of intermodal containers.
Fund opportunities in consideration for Connecticut’s Retirement portfolio by Lewis Dayton | Mar 14, 2024 Connecticut’s Investment Advisory Council (IAC) met with state treasurer Erick Russell on March 13, to review two upcoming investment opportunities for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Fund (CRPTF) portfolio.
San Diego Employees seeks to invest in one to two core infrastructure funds by Lewis Dayton | Mar 14, 2024 The San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System (SDCERS) Investment Committee has approved a strategy to allocate more capital toward core infrastructure.
Aligned Data Centers receives $600m financing package from Blackstone Credit & Insurance by Kali Persall | Mar 13, 2024 Blackstone Credit & Insurance has provided an initial $600 million senior-secured credit facility to Aligned Data Centers under a new strategic partnership.
BlackRock acquires sub-portfolio of solar, solar-plus-storage assets from Excelsior by Kali Persall | Mar 13, 2024 BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund has acquired a portfolio of 38 solar and solar-plus-storage projects from Excelsior Energy Capital’s Fund I portfolio.
Greenbacker launches new energy transition strategy by Lewis Dayton | Mar 13, 2024 Greenbacker Capital Management, a leading renewable energy-asset manager, has launched a new Energy Transition Real Estate Strategy focused on the “power play” taking place in energy-transition real estate.
Low Carbon brings first wind project online in Finland, appoints CEO of investment management arm by Kali Persall | Mar 13, 2024 On March 13, Low Carbon announced that its 30-megawatt Mörknässkogen onshore wind project in Finland has entered commercial operations. Low Carbon also hired Annabel Wiscarson as CEO of the Low Carbon Investment Management (LCIM) arm.
Stonepeak acquires 957MW onshore wind portfolio from Ørsted by Kali Persall | Mar 13, 2024 Stonepeak is acquiring an equity ownership stake in a portfolio of four U.S. onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 957 megawatts from Ørsted.
GreenGo bolsters battery energy storage footprint in Italy by Kali Persall | Mar 13, 2024 GreenGo, an Italian independent power producer specializing in developing renewable-energy solutions, has acquired the share capital of a company owning a project for the construction of a battery energy-storage system (BESS) in the Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, in Italy.
Hodes Weill & Associates predicts uptick in M&A activity as trust in capital markets restores by Kali Persall | Mar 12, 2024 Hodes Weill & Associates believes increased mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity is on the horizon in 2024 — particularly in the second half of the year — as consensus builds that capital markets have stabilized.
EQT Corp., Equitrans Midstream to merge and create $35b combined natural gas enterprise by Kali Persall | Mar 12, 2024 EQT Corp. has announced a definitive merger agreement with Equitrans Midstream, creating a premier vertically integrated natural gas business with an initial enterprise value of more than $35 billion.
