June 2012

Final close on AMP infrastructure debt fund 29 June 2012

AMP Capital has reached final close on its Eu400 million infrastructure debt fund.

KKR closes on infrastructure and natural resources funds 27 June 2012

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has closed on a $1 billion infrastructure fund and a $1.25 billion natural resources fund.

CIF sells Inexus to Brookfield 26 June 2012

Challenger Infrastructure Fund (CIF) has agreed to sell Inexus, a Cardiff-based utility and infrastructure provider, to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Interlink closes on M5 West expansion 26 June 2012

Interlink Roads has closed the A$735 million refinancing and expansion financing for its M5 West toll road

Manchester Airports nears decision on Stansted bid funding 25 June 2012

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is expected to announce its preferred bidder for a joint venture investor shortly

Veolia nears UK water business sale 25 June 2012

Veolia Environment is expected to agree to the sale of its UK water operations by July.

LBP launches debt infrastructure fund 22 June 2012

La Banque Postale (LBP) has launched a new real estate and infrastructure senior debt fund. The new fund, which will be headed up Rene Kassis, aims to offer investors a more diversified exposure than traditional debt infrastructure funds because of the blended return from both real estate and infrastructure investments.

Interserve sells half of UCL stake to Credit Suisse-managed fund 21 June 2012

UK facilities management contractor Interserve is selling half of its 33% stake in the University College London hospital PFI project

Refinancing fails to end Longview Power's woes 21 June 2012

First Reserve's Longview power project faces the prospect of default in 2014 despite closing a debt refinancing in mid-2011

IIF acquires Viridian wind portfolio 20 June 2012

Irish Infrastructure Fund (IIF) has acquired a controlling stake in a portfolio of Irish wind farms from Viridian

French PPP fund close to approval 12 June 2012

Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, NGE and OFI Infravia expect to get the go-ahead from the Luxembourg authorities for a new closed-ended fund by the end of June

GIP swoops on rest of Chesapeake midstream portfolio 11 June 2012

Global Infrastructure Partners has agreed to pay $4 billion to buy Cheapeake Energy's midstream assets

CPPIB, Allianz and ADIA launch Solveig bond refinancing 11 June 2012

Solveig Gas has launched a roadshow in Norway for a bond refinancing of the bank debt that it used to fund its acquisition of a 24.1% stake in Gassled

BT Pension Scheme buys into Thames Water 08 June 2012

The BT Pension Scheme has bought a 13% stake in Kemble, the holding company for Thames Water, from Macquarie

Challenger sells LBC storage stakes 08 June 2012

Challenger Infrastructure Fund has sold a 66.2% interest in LBC Terminals Jersey to a consortium of institutional investors

QIC leads on Ohio State parking bid 08 June 2012

Queensland Investment Corporation has submitted a $483 million bid to lease Ohio State University's parking assets.

Conservative gearing for GIP's Edinburgh 06 June 2012

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has closed the financing for its acquisition of Edinburgh Airport.