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The ones to call

Flip through consumer, retail or healthcare pitchbooks and you’ll be sure to find career investment bankers touting 25 or 30 years of experience in their sector. But infrastructure is a relatively new vertical for most banks, and experienced advisors can be hard to come by. When you do your research of who is who in infrastructure M&A work, the following ten names are bound to pop up. We present them here in alphabetical order*

6 min read · 05 January 2013

Former BP investment head to chair debt fund

Colin Maltby, who also advised British Coal Superannuation Scheme and the British Airways Pension Scheme on their investments, will chair HarbourVest's £101m listed debt fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Capital pursuit

Fundraising ability has become a key benchmark for existing and prospective LPs, as highlighted by the latest twist in the BPE spin-out saga, writes Amanda Janis.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Laib back

Adveq is expanding its management team. Eleven-year veteran Peter Laib is handing over operational responsibilities to the next generation.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Big beasts

No one agrees on the most influential investors in global infrastructure, but there are many strong contenders. Here’s our pick, after asking around the industry.

6 min read · 05 January 2013

New York Common eyes UK distress

The $110bn pension fund has committed $30m to the Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund I through its funds of funds investment with Franklin Templeton’s Lake Montauk vehicle. The Mountgrange fund closed in May on £300m and will target under-performing assets as well as land deals.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Advantage Partners sells stake in Japanese retailer

The Japanese firm has sold shares worth ¥10 billion in ailing Daiei to Deutsche Securities, the investment arm of Deutsche Bank.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Listed firms shrink debt levels

In a bid to better position themselves for future market ‘wobbles’, a recent study found Europe’s most highly leveraged listed private equity firms have cut their average net debt by half.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Barclays spin-out ‘dependent on fundraising’

Barclays Private Equity will only spin out from its banking parent once fundraising for its fourth fund is well underway.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Cash back

Palamon gears up for a potential fundraise.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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