If you’re like most of the people in this business, you rely on spreadsheets for just about everything you do. Now, consider how all that data makes its way into all those spreadsheets. Unless you have established very clear field definitions and have an airtight data governance regime in place, that data is going to be filled with errors and inconsistencies way before it is entered into those spreadsheets.

The renewable energy sector in the United States has had a robust first half of 2024. There has been increased transaction activity, innovative financing solutions and improved clarity on regulations. This comes off a pivotal 2023 as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) began to take effect after being passed in summer 2022.

Fund managers and investors that are hungry for alternative capital sources are exploring net asset value (NAV) financing. Although NAV loans have been around for nearly two decades in the private equity sector, interest for the vehicle has been growing among infrastructure investors during the past four years.

Poised to play a pivotal role in advancing the global energy transition, Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) offers compelling fundamentals and opportunities in infrastructure and the energy transition, making it a landscape ripe for investment.