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Report: North America greenfield deals on the rise, brownfield remains steady
- December 1, 2019: Vol. 12, Number 11

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Report: North America greenfield deals on the rise, brownfield remains steady

by Kali Persall

The number of infrastructure greenfield deals have increased in North America in the third quarter of the year, with the brownfield market remaining stable, according to a new report from Inframation and Sparkspread.

According to the report, there were 392 transactions valued at $116.9 billion in North America in the first three quarters of the year, up from 340 ($107 billion) from the same time last year, 254 ($89.9 billion) in 2017 and 272 ($79 billion) in 2016.

The energy, power, renewables and transportation sectors showed the most activity [see chart below]. In addition, greenfield public-private partnerships accounted for 15 deals valued at $6.62 billion, one deal short of last year, and up from 11 ($2.1 billion) in 2017 but down from 18 ($11.6 billion) in 2016.

The North American P3 market specifically saw modest activity in the transportation sector, while social infrastructure P3s represented more promising growth, according to multiple industry sources

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