Much that is useful in blended finance is not new, and much that is new in blended finance is not useful – but the concept has captured the imagination of DFIs looking to access a large pool of below-market capital from philanthropists and impact investors that are willing to partner up to achieve their ESG goals.
With the European fibre market entering the project financing mainstream, how big can the wider digital infrastructure market get, and what risk mitigants are still needed to give investors and lenders more comfort with non-fibre niches?
What do JBIC, SMBC, MUFG, Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, OCBC and DBS all have in common?
The $15.3 billion RAPID project in Malaysia is nearing completion and financial close on $9.7 billion of partially ECA-backed facilities, with margins at record lows, looks likely by September. But does lender appetite for this deal...
The Mariner-developed junior risk transfer product is almost a mainstream way of laying off project finance exposures. But does it need more counterparties, and might covered bonds...
How do you refinance a toll road that has been making losses since it opened in 2014? Brebemi appears to have done so – but the debt is not cheap and the solutions to the issues...
Orsted's share price took a battering recently when it announced downward revision of predicted returns from its offshore wind portfolio due to wake and blockage effects. But the...
Pertamina EP Cepu's recent Jambaran-Tiung Biru project financing was a first on many levels for Indonesian oil and gas, setting benchmarks for multi-sourcing debt and bank appetite...
France’s first offshore wind farm project financing – the 480MW Saint Nazaire scheme – had an extended deal gestation of over seven years after facing several legal and...
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) pulled in record low tariff offers this month for its latest 900MW solar PV scheme – DEWA V. But there is no promise from DEWA of a...
With the sponsors of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project concluding the final details of an ECA-backed debt financing, confidence in the bankability of Taiwan's developing offshore...
F2i SGR and EI Towers have finalised the acquisition of Italian digital terrestrial television signal transmission networks firm Persidera from Tim and Gedi. The...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Iberdrola have announced two new agreements at the Climate Change Conference (COP25) being held in Madrid. EIB will provide...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to invest $600 million through India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Master Fund. The...
The Board of Directors of Alpiq Holding has appointed Andre Schnidrig as the Group's new CEO with effect from 1 January 2020. His position of Head of the Generation...
The European Investment Bank and Spanish utility company Iberdrola have announced two new agreements worth €690 million to invest in renewable energy projects and...
US lenders are still more happy adding a little merchant risk to proven power technologies than taking a leap into the unknown. Proximo reviews current market trends with Berkeley...
As surely as bust follows boom, project work-outs follow a loosening of deal structures. And lenders need to learn to keep forecasts realistic. Proximo hosts AlixPartners' Frank...
Green certification is very popular with bank and corporate bond issuers, but project bond and emerging market issuers have been more wary. Proximo talks market development with...
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