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• SPONSOR PROFILE: NGE takes on the big three 06 November 2012

  Since 2006 NGE has worked to establish one of the biggest concession businesses in France outside the big three sponsors. But deal flow in France is beginning to slow. By Thomas Blott.

• BAM PPP looks to home markets for balance 23 December 2011

  BAM’s PPP focus has been on highly-rated western European markets, though deal-flow is weak in several of them. Thomas Blott asks Richard Fielder, its chief executive, whether its balance is right.

• Is GE EFS now a sponsor's first resort? 26 September 2011

  GE EFS built its reputation on providing lease equity, tax equity, and as a lender of last resort. As it emerges from the lows of 2008, straight debt and equity is the order of the day. Edward Russell talks to Alex Urquhart, chief executive of GE EFS.

• Fund management and overseas drive John Laing 20 April 2011

  John Laing’s bread and butter has been in the UK social infrastructure and transport sectors, but it is now looking abroad much more intensively. Gary Lucas, director for international business development, talks to Catherine McGuirk

• European Sponsor of the Year 2010: Vinci 02 February 2011

• GDF SUEZ: 3 wins out of 4 02 February 2011

  Middle East Sponsor of the Year 2011

• Changing gear 01 October 2008

  Transurban dodged the credit crunch more deftly than most of its peers. Will its new, so far indistinct, strategy keep it safe? Catherine McGuirk reports on how the toll-road operator is weathering the financial storm.

• Breakneck builder 01 September 2007

  ICA has capped financial recovery with a slew of Mexican road concessions, including FARAC. But its new deals will test bank appetite, and ICA's shareholders, to the limit. Catherine McGuirk talks capacity and creativity with Gabriel de la Concha, director of investment and financing at ICA.

• Diamond in the rough 01 November 2003

  Mitsubishi wants to scoop up IPP assets in Mexico and the US, and it looks like their timing is good. Dominic Jones talks to Yu Saito, general manager of the Power Generation and marketing, International, unit at Mitsubishi Corporation.

• CSX and the City 01 September 2003

  CSX World Terminals is a rarity among port developers ? a sophisticated user of project debt. Ron Sforza, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CSXWT, and Mathew Leech, Global Business Development Manager talk financing strategy with Gavin Van Marle.

• Downstream dating 01 August 2003

  Russian gas company with incredible reserve base would like to meet joint-venture partners for possible very long-term relationships. Market access, or at least downstream bargaining chips, highly desirable; time-wasters seeking to offtake production themselves need not apply. By Simon Pirani.

• Repowering Edison 01 August 2003

  Trim, refocused, and ready for growth, Edison is pouring its energies back into the Italian power market. Project Finance talks to Paolo Gallo, COO of Edipower and formerly Edison's VP for strategy, to find out how.

• Buoys from Brazil 01 February 2003

  Petrobras has around $2 billion in financings set to go before the middle of 2003. But power deals are unlikely to be among them. Tom Nelthorpe talks to Pedro Augusto Bonesio, Petrobras' executive manager for project finance.

• Geared for growth 01 December 2002

  Anadarko views well-structured project finance solutions as a viable funding alternative for some global oil and natural gas development projects.

• The MIG one 01 November 2002

  In six years Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has grown into the world's third largest private toll road operator, and a nice earner for investors. Rosie Irving asks managing director Anthony Kahn where the acquisitive operator will strike next.

• Angels or angles 01 September 2002

  UK water group AWG (formerly Anglian Water Group) has attracted more than its fair share of attention from the finance community over the last year. The reason for this is not hard to fathom: in November last year the firm announced a radical restructuring of its operations which has involved sp...

• Green fingers 01 January 2002

  Bilfinger Berger wants to make deals sprout in the UK and Australia. Elsewhere the ground is a little stonier. Michael Marray talks to Gerhard Becher, managing director of Bilfinger Berger BOT.

• Over the line? 01 January 2002

  Amey Ventures has one of the most diverse project portfolios in the PFI market. But will the London Underground PPP be a deal too far? Louise Bowman talks investment strategy with managing director Dougie Sutherland.

• Home advantage? 01 December 2001

  Hochtief has been one of the early players in global PPP deals. Michael Marray asks Bernward Kulle, head of infrastructure, and Ansgar Bendiek, head of structured finance, whether this experience will pay off in the evolving German market.

• High NRG 01 November 2001

  2001 has been a year characterised by increased lender caution, rising fees and continued nervousness about deregulation. This was the backdrop to the ambitious launch of a $2.5 billion construction revolving credit, lead arranged by Credit Suisse First Boston, to an already wary market. The dea...

• Low fat spread 01 November 2001

  The key to International Power's spending spree is spread of risk. Louise Bowman talks risk mitigation and funding plans with Peter Barlow, finance director at IPR.

• Metamorphosis 01 October 2001

  ABB has restructured to meet changing customer needs. But with rapid growth in financial services ? is this a generator getting into banking? By Michael Marray

• Reservoirs Dogged 01 August 2001

  UK water companies are in trouble. And, in their view, this is trouble of the regulator's making. Louise Bowman talks to Ken Hill, director of finance at the Pennon Group, South West Water's owner, about how he plans to fund capital investment against a backdrop of OFWAT imposed price cuts.

• Talking Shop 01 June 2001

  Who says that utility and generating arms can't get along? PSEG has restructured, but is taking the deregulation challenge one step at a time says Robert Busch, president, PSEG Energy Services

• On another Planet? 01 May 2001

  Orion is doing what it was made for ? capitalizing on a deregulating industry through unprecedented growth despite Californian fall-out. Scott Helm. CFO, Orion Power Holdings' talks continued expansion plans with Taimur Ahmad.

• Potential unlimited 01 May 2001

  Having closed the $2bn Blue Stream, Gazprom is already looking to finance new gas and oil projects. But despite unlimited limited recourse potential, Gazprom could soon face commercial challenges it has never experienced before.

• We are devo 01 April 2001

  AES' decentralized structure has bred unprecedented profits ? even in high risk markets. Why does AES go right where others go wrong? Taimur Ahmad talks strategy with AES CFO Barry Sharp and AES Enterprise President John Ruggirello.

• California - no problem 01 February 2001

  While others suffer Californian angst, Enron is sitting pretty according to Steven Kean, vice-president.

• Iron Duke 01 February 2001

  Strong relationships, strong balance sheet, Duke Energy is confident it can take on Californian problems. By Jim Smith

• Long on sales, short in assets 01 December 2000

  The backdrop is investor uncertainty. The region is Latin America. The sector is power. But despite the well-documented gap between theory (that vast surges in demand will spell a flurry of groundbreaking deals) and practice (that, this year, Latin power projects have been shuffling awkwardly to...