Alexandra Atiya

IFC plans $1bn infra fund for ‘frontier markets’

The International Finance Corporation expects to sign on major LPs including sovereign wealth funds and large pensions for the fund, which will invest in projects as well as companies.

Carlyle JV to acquire $5bn in shipping assets

Carlyle, alongside a Hong Kong maritime investment firm, will invest $900m in equity over the next five years in the hopes of capturing demand from Chinese state-owned companies.

BlackRock launches clean energy team

The world’s largest asset manager is partnering with NTR, a Dublin-based renewable energy developer, to launch an invesetment group that will target the renewable power sector.

SocGen’s Munro switches to Asia Pacific

Gavin Munro, who has been based in London for the past decade, will now move to Societe Generale's Hong Kong office. He will focus on public-private partnerships, particularly in Australia.

First Reserve in $3bn exit to GE

Dresser, which makes products like engines and fueling products, split from Halliburton in a 2001 buyout led by First Reserve. GE will integrate the business into GE Energy.

ArcLight sells power plants to GE and GIC

The portfolio consists of five natural-gas fired plants in the US state of Georgia that together can generate up to 2500 megawatts of power.

Advent to acquire 50% of Brazilian port terminal

Advent’s first infrastructure investment in Brazil is also its largest investment in the country, according to a senior executive.

Actis names new infra partner in India

The emerging markets-focused private equity firm has promoted Sanjiv Aggarwal, who heads Actis' South Asian Infrastructure business, to partner.

Firms raise $3bn from Mexican pensions

Mexico released stats showing that $3bn has been raised since July 2008 using ‘certificados de capital de desarrollo’, securities that allow Mexican pensions to invest in private funds.

Macquarie Mexican Fund scores $150m loan from IADB

The Inter-American Development Bank approved the loan as a way to ‘foster more participation’ in the fund. Macquarie also released details of the fund’s recent purchase of Decarred, a company that maintains 10 stretches of highway in the US-border state of Durango.