Nautilus to deliver 60MW data center in Maine qualified opportunity zone by Kali Persall | Jun 7, 2021 Nautilus Data Technologies is developing a $300 million, 60-megawatt data center facility in a qualified opportunity zone in Millinocket, Maine.
Former BlackRock veteran joins Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners by Kali Persall | Jun 7, 2021 Brian Chase, a former managing director at BlackRock, has been appointed as managing director in Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ senior management team.
Blackstone funds acquire QTS Realty Trust for $10b by Released | Jun 7, 2021 QTS Realty Trust and Blackstone announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of QTS Realty Trust for $10 billion.
SPONSORED: Infrastructure provides stability in a crisis by Sheila Hopkins | Jun 7, 2021 COVOD-19 has enabled GPs and LPs alike to gain a better understanding of the characteristics and associated risks of infrastructure sectors. Some we always considered core might not be.
Taaleri SolarWind II fund invests in two ready-to-build wind farms in Finland by Released | Jun 4, 2021 The Taaleri SolarWind II fund and co-investors have acquired 100 percent ownership of the Isoneva and Murtotuuli wind farms in Finland.
ContourGlobal and EIP to acquire Italian solar company by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 ContourGlobal and Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) have reached an agreement with a group of private shareholders to pay €49.7 million ($60 million) to acquire Green Hunter Group, an 18-megawatt portfolio of solar photovoltaic assets in Italy.
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust lists on London Stock Exchange following IPO by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust has listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, after raising £100 million ($141 million) of gross proceeds under a recent initial public offering, at a price of £1.00 ($1.41) per ordinary share.
Yousef Salama joins Chicago planning agency as a deputy executive director by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 Yousef Salama, an experienced public-private partnerships (P3) executive, has joined the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) as a deputy executive director, research, analysis and programming.
DIF raises €1b for second core infra fund by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 DIF Capital Partners has raised more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) for its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II (DIF CIF II), according to news reports.
Enable Midstream receives approval to construct $540m pipeline project by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 Enable Midstream Partners has been given the green light to construct and operate the planned 42-inch Gulf Run Pipeline project, which will transport natural gas from some of the most prolific natural gas–producing regions in the United States — including the Haynesville, Marcellus, Utica and Barnett shales and the Mid-Continent region — to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
I Squared Capital and Fresh Del Monte Produce strike partnership by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 I Squared Capital has partnered with Fresh Del Monte Produce, a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of fruit and vegetables.
Fairfax County backs IPI Partners II by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 The Educational Employees Retirement System of Fairfax County (Va.) has backed one data center fund, according to a May board document.
U.S. pension funds led capital allocations to alternatives in 2020 by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 Some $103 billion in capital allocations across 600 investment mandates were made to alternatives last year, according to a new study by alternatives technology provider Vidrio Financial. The study looked at 50 institutional investors.
Domestic travel will prove fortuitous for U.S. air traffic by Kali Persall | Jun 4, 2021 U.S. air traffic, of which 70 percent to 80 percent is domestic, is expected to rebound faster than European air traffic, which is largely international.
Actis promotes energy infra directors to partners by Released | Jun 3, 2021 Actis has promoted Abhishek Bansal and Nicolas Escallon, both directors in its energy infrastructure team, to partners in the firm.