SUSI Partners, Alba Renewables strike investment agreement focused on renewable projects in the Philippines by Kali Persall | Apr 9, 2024 SUSI Partners has entered into an investment agreement with Alba Renewables, a Southeast Asian developer, to support the buildout of utility-scale renewables projects in the Philippines.
GPIF launches joint program with APG to invest in infrastructure opportunities by Lewis Dayton | Apr 9, 2024 Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has launched a joint investment program with APG Asset Management (APG), on behalf of Dutch public pension fund ABP, as its majority shareholder, to invest in infrastructure in developed overseas markets.
Louisiana Teachers ups its investment in NGP13 by $45m by Lewis Dayton | Apr 9, 2024 The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has increased its initial $30 million commitment to NGP Natural Resources XIII (NGP13) by $45 million.
AECOM-led JV to upgrade rail line in 150-year-old Civil War era tunnel by Kali Persall | Apr 8, 2024 A joint venture led by infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, which includes Jacobs, has been chosen by Amtrak to serve as delivery partner for the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program in Baltimore.
DORE signs long-term PPA for hydro plant in Iceland by Kali Persall | Apr 8, 2024 Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has signed a long-term pay-as-produced power-purchase agreement (PPA) for its recently acquired Icelandic hydropower plant, Urðarfellsvirkjun.
Octopus Investments hires Sian Roberts as head of U.K. institutional distribution by Lewis Dayton | Apr 8, 2024 Sian Roberts is joining Octopus Investments as head of U.K. institutional distribution. Roberts is coming to Octopus Investments from BlackRock, where she was director of the multi-alternatives product strategy team.
New research reveals growing role for infrastructure in client portfolios by Released | Apr 8, 2024 The majority (92 percent) of clients with more than £200,000 (€233,500/$251,500) of investible assets now have an allocation to infrastructure, according to new research from TIME Investments.
Missouri LAGERS hires Scott Day as CIO by Lewis Dayton | Apr 8, 2024 The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) has selected Scott Day to be the pension fund’s next CIO. Day will assume the role effective May 1.
Texas Teachers commits $30m to Global Infrastructure Management fund by Lewis Dayton | Apr 8, 2024 The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has committed $30 million to GIP Pegasus Fund.
New Jersey Police & Firemen becomes independently managed public pension system by Lewis Dayton | Apr 5, 2024 The Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey (PFRSNJ) has finalized the transfer of assets from the New Jersey Division of Investment, the last step in the process to become an independently managed public pension system.