North America Deals of the Year 2023: Riding the liquidity wave
It might have been the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, or big cheques from financial sponsors, or simply an ample supply of well-structured projects. But 2023...
It might have been the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, or big cheques from financial sponsors, or simply an ample supply of well-structured projects. But 2023...
Low-income household energy projects in Africa are increasingly being financed via securitisation structures. The deals are relatively small, but the impact could prove...
A combination of higher subsidies and a recognition that renewables can’t do all the work of decarbonisation looks promising for the US. Proximo and Leidos assemble a...
The fledgling US offshore wind market has been hit by many setbacks in the past year – but it is adapting. Appetite from investors and lenders remains strong and the...
As the voluntary carbon market rapidly evolves, it is attracting further scrutiny and questions surrounding governance and quality control. By Nicholas Neuberger,...
Proximo talks to Ted Schremp, founder and CEO of IQ Fiber, about the US fibre market, discussing topics such as the level of fibre penetration in the US, the competitive...
The last 18 months have looked more like a process of consolidation than rapid advance in the Asia-Pacific region. But the best deals of 2023 provide the foundations for...
Asia was late to the digital infrastructure party, but data centres are driving strong growth in the region. The big financial sponsors are already starting to take...
The region’s highest-profile deals combined new technologies and new distribution tactics.
A year when commercial banks got more comfortable with spiky credits - and ECAs took market share on the biggest deals
Carbon capture at scale is unproven and one of the more controversial technologies of the energy transition. But the IEA considers it an essential part of its Net Zero by...
Tax equity investments in US renewables are so thoroughly derisked they are often less risky than construction loans. So why is Basel III proposing an increase in risk...
With its mixed bag of offtake contracts that include a merchant element, the Aguas Pacifico project financing has pushed the envelope on structuring lender comforts for...
Brazil's new infrastructure law has been broadly welcomed by the project finance market. In addition to providing stimulus for a wider infrastructure investor base, the...
Northvolt’s latest big-ticket ECA-backed financing sets a benchmark for European battery gigafactory deals. But can Europe’s green industrial policy keep up with the pace...
As the global shift towards sustainable energy accelerates, battery gigafactories are becoming increasingly crucial for the energy storage and electric vehicle project...
At $11 billion of debt signed, the SunZia wind and transmission project has broken a raft of renewables project financing records. But given the transmission piece of...
Fuelled by more project sponsor demand, ECA support for project finance smashed volume records in 2023. So what sectors do ECAs appear to have strong appetite for in...
H2GS was founded by Vargas in 2020 and launched in 2021. Three years later it has finalised funding for the world’s first green steel mega project. How? By being open to...
With President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) set to depart office in June, private sector appetite for Mexican projects is already beginning to make a comeback.
French mid-market impact funds manager RGREEN INVEST is looking at expanding into recycling and digital infrastructure for its equity strategy, while Eastern Europe is particularly attractive currently for green energy investment, managing partner, Stéphanie Bégué tells Proximo