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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...

04 July 2017

Open Fiber: Banks key to Italian broadband

Open Fiber's fibre-optic broadband build-out could be one of Europe's largest infrastructure financings of 2017, if CEO Tommaso Pompei's stated timescale is not too...

27 June 2017

Etisalat Nigeria: A lesson in towering currency risk

With Etisalat Nigeria ownership on the verge of being handed over to 13 banks, have African mobile and tower operators taken on more FX risk than they can handle?

22 June 2017

Cocobod general syndication launching tomorrow

General syndication for the 25th annual Ghana Cocobod deal is set to launch tomorrow morning in London. The winning bid group of SMBC, Rabobank, Standard Bank, Credit...

20 June 2017

Shandong Qingyuan set for close on second record breaker

Chinese independent oil refiner Shandong Qingyuan is just days from signing its $650 million pre-delivery/payment financing - the largest offshore structured...

20 June 2017

Louis Dreyfus Asia RCF launched

Louis Dreyfus has launched the refinancing of its 2015 $400 million revolving credit facility (RCF). The privately-owned Rotterdam-based trader has two Asian RCFs and...

19 June 2017

Smart tracking: ECA and DFI cooperation growing

ECAs and DFIs have long worked together to compensate for poor liquidity in emerging markets - although given their different mandates and loan mechanisms, multi-sourced...

14 June 2017

Mercuria RCF signing tomorrow

Mercuria is set to close both of its upcoming borrowings by the end of this month. Its revolving credit facility (RCF), mostly unchanged from last year, will be...

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...

16 May 2017

Sweihan PV signing due

Financing for the 1177MW Sweihan solar PV project in Abu Dhabi is due to be officially signed tomorrow. Sponsored by Marubeni (20%), JinkoSolar (20%) and ADWEA (60%),...

10 May 2017

Perfect 10 Virgin Voyages: Cruising without the bruising - a TXF ECA/project finance Deal of the Year

$2.2 billion of ECA-covered non-recourse debt for a start-up cruise line – the Virgin Voyages deal is SACE at its export support best.

09 May 2017

Northland Power: Gemini and beyond

80bp saved on the margin and minimal costs compared to a new money refinancing, the restructuring of the Gemini offshore wind deal vindicates Northland Power’s original...

08 May 2017

US LNG: Golden Pass or slippery baton?

Regulatory progress in US LNG has continued to be strong. But doubts about the economics of exports – and the legal underpinnings of supply contracts remain.

27 April 2017

A&O reveals trade commodities & export finance promotions

Law firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a number of promotions, including Catherine Lang-Anderson and Tom Longmuir, who both sit in the company's Trade...

27 April 2017

TXF Development Finance Report: Europe attracts most funding

TXF Data has released its inaugural Development Finance Report, covering the activities of all of the main multilateral development finance institutions. The results may...

25 April 2017

Abiba Solar: A different approach to African power finance

Access Power’s crowd-sourced approach to development and InfraCo’s use of convertible debt may have set a new template for development and financing in Africa’s power...

24 April 2017

Bermuda Airport: A departure from the project norm

Awarded to Aecon as a PPP concession with the Canadian Commercial Corporation as an intermediary, and financed via the US private placement market, the Bermuda Airport...

21 April 2017

Out of kilter: Non-bank SCF providers need revenue growth

Supply chain finance pure-play providers' use of traditional fee models is causing revenue to be far smaller than increases in new business volumes would suggest. Should...

17 April 2017

QG Power Africa to invest $250m in Sub-Saharan projects

The new joint venture comprises of investment fund Quantum Global Africa Mezzanine, developer Independent Power Corporation and project manager Tome International.

10 April 2017

Solar flair: Liberty’s Luning a new twist on tax equity

A new tax equity structure might increase US utilities’ ability to own US renewables assets – but only if regulators agree.