Filter results

Search results

Show:
Results found: 159

Perspective
27 November 2020
in
Telecoms and Communications

Proximo Weekly: Fibre under the optic

Debt and equity appetite for the European FTTH market continues to grow. But is the debt market providing enough flexibility on covenants? And with France, Germany and...

Perspective
13 November 2020
in
Oil & gas

Proximo Weekly: Biden his time

Despite all Trump's propaganda, the new US administration looks set to take a collaborative approach with the oil and gas sector towards energy transition. Can Biden...

Perspective
06 November 2020
in
Renewables

Proximo Weekly: UnFiT for purpose

The French government is unilaterally pushing through retroactive cuts to solar FiTs agreed before 2011. Law firms look set for an unexpected Christmas gift.

Perspective
30 October 2020

Finding certainty in an uncertain climate (part two)

In the second part of a two-part roundtable sponsored by AXA XL, we explore the changing perceptions of risk in the infrastructure market – from both CRI provider and...

Perspective
23 October 2020
in
Transport

Proximo Weekly: Switching tracks

As India takes its first steps to rail privatisation, the UKs rail private sector experiment is backtracking to nationalisation. Can either get the public-private sector...

Perspective
21 October 2020

Finding certainty in an uncertain climate (part one)

The new normal has accelerated many pre-Covid investment trends, slowed others and left many asset managers with an imbalance of risk in portfolios that were built on old...

Perspective
15 October 2020
in
Renewables

Proximo Weekly: MAGA – Make America Green Again

He pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement, has been vocal in his climate change denial, removed many federal supports for renewables and even linked wind turbines with...

Perspective
08 October 2020
in
Renewables

Proximo Weekly: Watch the Polish offshore wind horizon

Of the more established project finance sectors discussed at Proximo Europe 2020: Infrastructure & Renewables Finance last week, a new geographic market – Polish offshore...

Perspective
01 October 2020
in
Social infrastructure, Transport

Proximo Weekly: Is the US beyond PPP, or still behind the curve?

State and local governments no longer view PPPs - or P3s - as simple privatisations. And they are not looking to the federal government for leadership.

Perspective
24 September 2020
in
Power, Renewables

Proximo Weekly: The race for hydrogen

The green hydrogen market is gathering traction rapidly, with a growing number of major energy companies announcing plans for industrial-scale projects. The commercial...

Perspective
17 September 2020
in
Renewables, Waste and water

Proximo Weekly Digest: ACWA wins latest giga-project gig

Saudi's PIF-led giga-project pipeline is still being fast-tracked and proving a boon for ACWA Power. But will the speed of return on these projects for PIF and other...

Perspective
10 September 2020
in
Social infrastructure, Transport, Waste and water

Proximo Weekly Digest - Almaty Ring Road: Great expectations

The Almaty Ring Road PPP financing is a major achievement for Kazakhstan. But are estimations of its future market impact beyond meeting the project’s objectives too...

Perspective
27 August 2020
in
Power, Renewables

The Proximo Weekly Digest - More hands make lights work

Two recent deals in the Bangladeshi power market demonstrate maturing commercial bank risk appetite and a broadening of the sponsor and lender base. Both signals bode...

Perspective
23 July 2020
in
Oil & gas, Power

The Proximo Weekly Digest - New NEPA: A regulatory set of dentures

The new NEPA is designed speed up US infrastructure project permitting. But it also appears to be a significant weakening of environmental regulation, leaving NEPA with a...

Perspective
09 July 2020
in
Telecoms and Communications

The Proximo Weekly Digest - French fibre: Deal flow kicks up another gear

In terms of deal flow and volume France’s FTTH market just keeps on giving. So what is the secret to French success?

Perspective
07 July 2020
in
Renewables

Seagreen: A taste of offshore wind to come

The recent debt raising for the 60% merchant Seagreen offshore wind project gives a taste of what debt and equity mix fully merchant offshore wind financing will require...

Perspective
06 July 2020
in
Oil & gas

NLNG 7: A hybrid progression

Nigeria LNG's Train 7 hybrid debt raising is the first multi-sourced corporate financing for a project in the LNG sector. So how much of a progression is it beyond NLNG's...

Perspective
29 June 2020

Puzzled by credit risk insurance? (part two)

In the second instalment of a two-part roundtable sponsored by Texel, we explore what new strategies banks would like from CRI providers, what those providers are...

Perspective
26 June 2020

Have a rethink Basel…

The pandemic has given new meaning to financial resilience and project finance is showing its mettle like never before. Shouldn’t Basel be reconsidering its project...

Perspective
23 June 2020

Puzzled by credit risk insurance? (part one)

Appetite for credit risk insurance (CRI) for project financings looks set to rise in the wake of fallout from Covid-19. In the first session of a two-part roundtable...