Proximocast: Industry news

Proximocast: Industry news - 2 May

This week, the Proximocast covers: 
Sri Lanka to build logistics complex at Colombo Harbour
Landmark Albanian solar PV project secures financing
FID reached on €2.4bn Dieppe Le Treport offshore wind farm
Espai Barca stadium financing closed
EnBW doubles LNG purchase commitment at planned Stade terminal
Generate closes portfolio financing
Financial close for Innergex’s San Andres battery

Proximocast: Industry news - 25 April

Ahead of our Financing America's Infrastructure and Digital Infrastructure Finance events taking place in Nashville on 23-24 May, we go through some of the top news in the U.S. plus more from around the globe:
- Port Arthur LNG syndication nearly finalised- StratCap acquires US data centres and towers- Bear Head receives permit for Point Tupper hydrogen project- Vulcan flags ECA interest for Zero Carbon Lithium project financing- Glencore's $22m loan to Pacific Nickel solidified- AFC acquires share in Aker Energy- Avangrid and NTUA collaborate for Navajo Nation renewables- Kakono hydropower project gets AfDB, AFD, EU funding- Antalya Airport upgrade receives €1.9bn financing package
 

Proximocast: Industry news - 18 April

Proximo's content manager, Max Kallmeier, brings you some of the latest and most exciting stories in the world of project finance brought to you by our amazing team of in house experts.
Top stories this week:
- Clearway reaches financial close on two Californian projects- Financial close for three solar projects in Uzbekistan- Financing closed for France’s Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm- Cesce to support MacIntyre wind farm- Lightsource bp closes financing for Driver Solar- IFC eyes loan to Cape Verde airports- Saudi Arabia announces 7 PPPs for land port infra- Sao Paulo issues RFP for intercity rail scheme- IberBlue plans 1.96GW Iberian floating wind farm- ACT awards Eku the Big Canberra Battery
Plus, join us at Proximo's European energy and infrastructure finance conference taking place on the 14-15th June in Lisbon, uniting senior developers, governments financiers law firms, rating agent and more for two days of unmatched networking and exclusive business, critical insights from leaders across a range of session styles from panels to case studies to workshops and more.
Find out more and book your place here: https://www.proximoinfra.com/events/213/Proximo-Europe-2023-Financing-Infrastructure-The-Energy-Transition?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=weekly&utm_campaign=podcast_18.04

Proximocast: Industry news - 11 April

Today Azeem will be looking at the industry moves today. There was a lot covered in this episode, most notably;
Proximo has re-launched its annual survey. The Global Project Finance Survey 2023 is open to all market participants and the results will be published later in the year. The survey will build-out from Proximo’s 2021 survey, which provided some interesting post-pandemic results, some of which still apply, while others have been impacted by fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates and inflation.

Proximocast: Industry news - 03 April

This week, Proximo's own Maura Murphy takes you through: 
Actis to acquire 11 data centres in the Americas
Macquarie invests in Pavlov Media
Shell signs deal to offtake more LNG from Mexico Pacific export project
Chancay Port project debt signed
Alpen Glasfaser generated solid bank appetite
Vodafone-Altice German FTTH debt in syndication
EOI issued for renewables at South African waterworks
Aramco inks $12.2bn China oil refinery, petchem project deal
And highlights our upcoming Financing America's Infrastructure Exchange - a dual event alongside our Digital Infrastructure Americas event taking place on May 23-24 in Nashville TN!

Proximocast: Industry news - 27 March

We take you through the top stories from the week:
- Peru launches railway PPP project- AES plans 379MW solar project in Chile- Sempra takes FID for Port Arthur LNG Phase 1- Hutchison Ports signs for two Egyptian terminal concessions- UK government plans SMR build-out- Netomnia completes £230m fundraise- China firm wins tender to redevelop Solomon Islands port
Plus, Proximo Americas Digital Infrastructure Forum is back and this year we are joining the who's who of infrastructure in Nashville on May 23! Find out more and book your place via our website – www.proximoinfra.com.

Proximocast: Industry news - 21 March

In this podcast, we'll talk through some of the leading stories from the world of project finance this week researched by our team of in-house reporters.
- Silicon Valley Bank project finance flow significant- Details of debt relief for Eskom announced- Sao Paulo awards Rodoanel Norte PPP- Wales consents first floating wind project- AirTrunk raises A$650m for Japanese data centre- Vauban closes Boreal senior debt refinancing- Navisun closes $235m for solar projects- Afreximbank in talks to help raise $500m for Senegal refinery upgrade- Brazilian street light PPP tenders due- UK to spend £20bn on carbon capture in clean energy push
Plus, we're gearing up for Proximo Financing America's Infrastructure 2023 taking place on May 23-24 in Nashville. We'll dive into what makes assets bankable bond market ready or investable or with a keen eye to projects that are at or near market.
If you're looking to join us in Nashville or if you'd like more information on any of the stories from today's podcast, drop us a message on team@proximoinfra.com.

Proximocast: Industry news - 13 March

This week Azeem looks at the personal changes in the Project and Infrastructure Finance World.
The DBSA has appointed Boitumelo Mosako as its new CEO 
Harbert Management Corporation (HMC) has promoted Claude Estes
Link Legal has appointed Prashanth Sabheshan
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired banking and finance specialist Laleh Shahabi 
OYA Renewables has appointed Rob Roberti as Executive Vice President of Project Finance, effective March 13, 2023. 
Latham & Watkins has unveiled a raft of new partners. Owain Davies, in Singapore, is a member of the Project Development & Finance Practice and Finance Department. José María Alonso, in Madrid, is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. Joshua Marnitz, based in Los Angeles and Houston, is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice and Corporate Department.
Denham Capital has appointed Richard Burrell as an Operating Partner for its Sustainable Infrastructure business (DSI). 
Gaetan Frotte has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer 
CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has appointed Kerron Lezama 
DLA Piper has appointed Thananan Sangnuan as a partner 
Fabrizio Pierdomenico has been appointed as Brazil’s new National Secretary for Ports and Waterway Transport.
Nomi Ahmad has been appointed CEO of GE Energy Financial Services (EFS) to succeed Susan Flanagan, effective March 1. 
Emmanuel Rollin has been appointed chief executive of Iberdrola France.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has appointed Martin Neubert as Partner, Group Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and member of the CIP management board.
Dele Kuti is due to become head of a new energy and infrastructure group at Standard Bank in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Kuti is currently global head of oil and gas at the bank. As part of the transition, Stephen Barnes will move from his position as head of power and infrastructure to a new role within the bank.
 
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