Projects & Infrastructure
CASE STUDY: Lundin Gold Opens Up Ecuador to Project Finance with USD350mn Dual-Tranche Facility
The funding for the project, Lundin Gold’s sole venture in the country and its key source of revenue there, featured a one-of-a-kind structural solution that required extensive collaboration and negotiation between the financing parties and the sponsor.
15 Jan 2019
Interest Rate Uncertainty, Market Volatility Keeping India’s Green Bond Issuers at Bay
With its substantial renewable energy ambitions telegraphed for years, industry practitioners often cite India as a potential major driver for the development of the sustainable finance and green bond segments among its emerging market peers. We speak with Vinod Kothari, a Kolkata-based structured finance advisor about why green bond volumes in India are down year-on-year, and the segments…
27 Dec 2018
ING: A Global Perspective on Latin America’s Commodity and Infrastructure Markets
Despite a bumpy ride and political uncertainty still weighing heavily on the region’s biggest economies, Latin America remains one of the more rapidly developing regions and holds much promise for global banks. We speak to Willem Sutherland, Head Latin America for ING, about the opportunities and the risks he sees on the horizon in the region.
27 Dec 2018
BlackRock Sees Benefits of NAFTA 2.0 and Government Support for Mexican Infrastructure
While Mexican markets remain on edge with regards to continuity of projects under the new regime, international players, like Blackrock, are encouraged by solid fundamentals and a busy infrastructure pipeline in Mexico and across the region. Bonds & Loans speaks to Juan Alberto Leautaud, the Managing Director, Real Assets and Infrastructure, at BlackRock Mexico.
25 Dec 2018
MEGA in MENA: Large-Scale Infrastructure Pipeline Deepens and Broadens as PPP Rules Gather Pace
The GCC is rarely known for doing anything in half-measures, and infrastructure projects – which have grown in number and size in recent years – are no exception.
4 Dec 2018
InfraCredit CEO: “Current environment slowing down deal decision-making”
With a tangible reduction in deal-flow from Africa on the international markets, infrastructure firms in countries like Nigeria this year have relied on the government and finance specialists to fast-track domestic capital market reforms, which ought to open up new sources of liquidity for the industry. We speak to Chinua Azubike, Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit, the first 'AAA' rated…
21 Nov 2018
Unblocking the Bottleneck: Project Finance in Peru
The Andean region has for years been viewed as an upstanding example for its Latin American neighbours in how to manage funding of government initiatives and projects. But corruption scandals and a political stalemate have disrupted the project pipeline, with many initiatives still in a state of arrested development. The challenge for the new administration is to jumpstart the infrastructure…
19 Nov 2018
Political Volatility Breaks Wave of M&As in Latin America
The first half of 2018 has seen a record-breaking volume of corporate consolidation across the globe, and Latin America has become a prominent setting for such activity. The latest slowdown in M&A activity is thought to be stemming from the peak of elections-related volatility, from Mexico to Brazil, and most expect business to continue as usual once the dust settles.
15 Nov 2018
Beyond 2030: Diversification, Corporate Transformation and Funding in the UAE
The United Arab Emirates among other GCC nations has set its sights on the cultivation of a well-diversified, mature economy built on strong, sustainable, globally-integrated businesses. For many borrowers looking to get in front of the trend, the shift will entail a radical transformation in corporate culture and approach to funding.
13 Nov 2018
Political Certainty, Sound Economics to Propel LatAm Infrastructure Opportunity Forward
As a region often faced with political and currency volatility – this year more than others in recent time, perhaps – Latin America has seen impressive growth in the volume and range of investment opportunities across the region’s infrastructure landscape.
9 Nov 2018