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25 August 2017
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Transport

I-69: The availability PPP that couldn’t

The US state of Indiana has terminated the contract and paid off the bond debt for the I-69 PPP. Was picking a shaky contractor bad luck or bad judgement? And what...

28 July 2017
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Power

Back to the future: Refinancing launches for Indonesia’s Paiton

Indonesia’s economy is in rude health. Which means time for a refinancing for Paiton, the coal-fired power plant that always captures the zeitgeist in Indonesian power.

07 July 2017

Toxic gas?: PJM power finance moves into a new phase

After a burst of greenfield and brownfield financings in the US PJM power pool - a boom fuelled by cheap gas - recent capacity auctions point to a slowdown. Some bankers...

25 May 2017

Forever bursting bubbles: Calling a top in infrastructure valuations

The sheer volume of equity chasing infrastructure assets is pushing up valuations. But debt markets have a much more limited role in driving them up. Is the infra market...

27 April 2017

Net benefits: De-risking greenfield for institutional investors

To coincide with the IMF Spring Meetings, MIGA recently held a panel discussion to showcase multilateral breakthroughs in credit enhancement that enable borrowers to tap...

13 March 2017

Latin America: SCF’s missing link

With fierce competition at home forcing European and US supply chain finance (SCF) providers to hunt fresh revenue opportunities, Latin America could be the next big...

16 December 2016

Glencore surges past rivals to sign unexpected Rosneft deal

Commodity trader Glencore has stolen a march on its rivals, securing an unexpected deal with state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft. The Switzerland-based trading house...

15 December 2016

Japanese financing push seeks to thaw Russia relations

Relations between Japan and Russia have been historically marked with territorial disputes and security concerns but recent deals suggest this frosty diplomacy may be...

24 October 2016

Ausgrid: NSW’s transmission privatisation and infrastructure nationalism

Australia’s New South Wales pronounces itself happy with an all-local bid for its prize electricity transmission asset.

22 June 2016

Fraud on the rise in 'frothy' markets

A trade finance fraud expert says despite efforts to combat it, fraud is on the increase due to volatile commodity markets increasing the opportunities to skim profits.

02 May 2016

BEST EUROPEAN COMMODITY DEAL OF THE YEAR: Varo Energy secures $460m borrowing base facility

Varo Energy's $460m borrowing base formed part of the oil suppliers merger with Argos Downstream Europe, in a deal which will turn Varo into the largest independent...

21 April 2016

MOST INNOVATIVE TRADE / COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: L1 Energy taps $2.3bn RBL for Dea acquisition

Winning TXF’s Most Innovative Trade / Commodity Finance Deal of the Year 2015 award, L1 Energy’s $2.3 billion seven-year senior

19 April 2016

BEST AMERICAS COMMODITY FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR: Vicentin closes PXF amid Argentinian election uncertainty

In the face of precarious politics and a troubled economy, Argentina's largest soy bean producer Vicentin closed a $135.3 million PXF in the country's largest...

08 April 2016

Lesotho to expand diamond industry amid global downturn in the precious stone

Diamonds may be forever, but they are as vulnerable as the next commodity to a global downturn. Diamond miners had a rough year in 2015, although they still outperformed...

08 March 2016

Costa Rican airport operator seals $127m bond for OPIC repayment

Aeris Holdings, the operator of Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport, completes a $127 million refinancing of a loan that will double the airport’s...

01 February 2016

US Ex-Im bank redemption: (Nearly) free at last

Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) speaks to TXF about the reality of running a bank that has been held...

11 January 2016

The dirty underbelly of localisation

Localisation requirements in emerging-markets projects are meant to be a way of giving back; an attempt at ensuring a lasting beneficial legacy for the local population...

20 August 2015

SACE tops ECA table, as big-hitters see slowdown

In a development that might raise a few eyebrows in the export finance world, Italian export credit agency (ECA) SACE has topped the ECA export finance table in the first...

27 April 2015

Herbert Smith Freehills hires new partner for UK infrastructure practice

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Simon Caridia to join its projects and infrastructure practice in London as a partner with effect from 1 May...

16 April 2015

Investment firms provide shot in the arm for PrimeRevenue

PrimeRevenue, the provider of SaaS-based working capital finance solutions, has completed a $80 million financing round co-led by BBH Capital Partners, a private equity...