All Energy articles – Page 16
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL New Frontiers invests in SunErgy - Solar power plants in Africa promote economic development
KGAL New Frontiers GmbH (KNF) has acquired a 22% share of SunErgy AS, a Norwegian company delivering innovative solar power infrastructure in emerging markets. This investment aims to test new business fields.
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White papersSpotlight on addressing climate change
In 2018, a group of leading climate scientists warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5°C in a report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It states that even half a degree beyond this temperature will have significant environmental consequences, such as increased risk of heatwaves, droughts, floods and food shortages.
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Asset Manager News“Core plus” strategy proves successful
KGAL Infrastructure expands overseas presence significantly in 2018
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White papersFinancing the European energy transition
The global and European energy transition is steadily advancing, opening up attractive new avenues to institutional investors in various regions and asset classes. In order to fully partake in the investment opportunities that come with this fundamental shift in how the global energy grids work, it takes holistic strategies that address the entire value chain. Investors should take a closer look at new technologies, such as energy storage and transmission assets.
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management acquires 100% interest in leading Portuguese gas distributer, Gascan
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Gascan, the second largest distributor and supplier of piped liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Portugal, from Arta Capital. The investment was made on behalf of REPM’s global infrastructure equity strategy, with the transaction completed on an exclusive basis after an unsolicited approach to the Spanish private equity fund Arta Capital.
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White papersA recap of 2018 | Perception, demographics, technology
Innovation covers a wide range of topics that shape views of future investing. We addressed some of these concepts in our 2018 Innovation Series. We recap on these papers in this annual summary.
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White papersPerspective: Renewable Energies - HY1, 2019
Chancellor Merkel spoke of a Herculean task when she confirmed plans for the country’s phaseout of the nuclear energy programme in 2011. At that time, the energy transition was already in full swing, supported by the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Nuclear energy will be a thing of the past in Germany by 2022.
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Asset Manager NewsEnergy revolution compels new energy mix
The publication “Perspective: Renewable Energies” deals with the battle between renewable energies to become the energy of the future.
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KGAL ESPF 4 Fund Invests in Wind Farm
KGAL signs a purchase agreement for a Swedish wind project that is ready to build.
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White papersInnovation Paper 5: Technology, Perception – The Global Energy Transition
In the past decade, improving technology and shifting consumer behavior has transformed the energy landscape.
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Innovation Paper 5: Technology, Perception – The Global Energy Transition
In the past decade, improving technology and shifting consumer behavior has transformed the energy landscape.
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White papersFutureproofing Real Estate from Climate Risks: New Research from ULI in Partnership with Heitman
Many assets held by real estate investors are in cities that may be vulnerable to the effects of climate change – ranging from more intense and frequent weather events such as hurricanes, typhoons, and wildfires to more gradual changes such as sea-level rise or shifting weather patterns
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White papersWhy governance is key to restoring trust in UK infrastructure
The UK infrastructure industry needs to face up to its failings and act in the best interests of all stakeholders. Developing a code of conduct would be a good place to start, argue Darryl Murphy and Mirza Baig.
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GTIS Partners Lp Broadens Business Model; Announces Launch Of Brazil Infrastructure
New York, August 1, 2018 – GTIS Partners LP (“GTIS”), a real estate investment firm headquartered in New York with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Paris and Munich, today announced it is expanding into infrastructure investing in Brazil. Concurrently, the firm said it hired Eduardo Klepacz, formerly CEO of Cubico Brazil, one of the country’s largest renewable energy generators, to head GTIS’ new infrastructure investment team based in Sao Paulo.
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Real Estate Firm GTIS Plans Infrastructure Expansion in Brazil
GTIS Partners LP, a real estate private equity firm with about $5 billion in assets under management, is diversifying into infrastructure — with Brazil as its first stop.
