All Infrastructure articles – Page 26
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL sells solar power plants in Spain - Active portfolio management ensures return
KGAL GmbH & Co. KG is to sell five photovoltaic plants in Spain by the end of the year. KGAL successfully implemented a structured sales process in order to take advantage of the currently optimal market environment and high demand on behalf of its investors.
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White papersRe-imagining partnerships in infrastructure finance
While the shape of the UK’s future relationship with its European neighbours is still unclear, the question of how to finance infrastructure fit for the 21st century is equally pressing, argues Darryl Murphy.
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Asset Manager NewsWaste: getting a clearer picture
PATRIZIA is optimising waste management across its German portfolio to improve sustainability and reduce costs
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White papersESG and real assets: A matter of balance
Assessing ESG risks within real asset investments is far from straightforward. Mark Versey and Stanley Kwong use five case studies to illustrate the balance of ESG risk factors that affects investment decision-making, beyond simply trying to be ‘green’.
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Asset Manager NewsLeaders in closed aircraft funds
Closed aircraft funds managed by investment and asset manager KGAL were rated very highly in an analysis published by investor magazine FONDS professionell, in which they accounted for 10 of the 15 best-rated aircraft funds. The company was named in positions 1–8, 10 and 11, with a surplus per annum of up to 11.88%.
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UBS Asset Management completes disposal of Collgar Wind Farm, Western Australia
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) Infrastructure business announces that it has completed the disposal of its 60% interest in the Collgar Wind Farm, a renewable power project that generates and delivers wind electricity in Western Australia.
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Germany in a Dilemma - KGAL publishes Perspective on Renewable Energies, No. 02/2019
Germany started out as a pioneer in climate policy, but is no longer expected to achieve its targets for 2020. A newly published Perspective on Renewable Energies, from investment and asset manager KGAL, looks at the reasons behind this. In the latest issue, asset manager Jens Petry talks about how he maintains and enhances the value of renewable energy plants, and his colleagues tell about their Italian business partners in a questionnaire.
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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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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management launches its second infrastructure debt fund with EUR 448.4 million of seed commitments
Fund’s predecessor, the Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform I, now 94% deployed
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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 NewsKGAL ESPF 4: 500 million € investment volume
The KGAL ESPF 4 renewable energy fund has already committed a total investment volume of around 500 million euros to construction or portfolio projects, including wind power and photovoltaics projects in four European countries. The fund pursues a core plus strategy, with a total planned investment volume in excess of one billion euros.
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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 papersEurope Real Estate Market Outlook - March 2019
Economic growth softens, while macro tailwinds remain strong Emerging submarkets driven by new infrastructure offer bottom-up opportunities Defensive qualities of the residential sector creates attractive long-term potential
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White papersSocial Infrastructure: A dual return asset class
Social infrastructure projects, such as hospitals, schools and community centres, may be attractive assets for institutional investors seeking to make both a market rate of return and an impact return, which is the measurable improvement on environmental and community related aspects. However, this dual return focus requires managing the social and environmental impact of an in- vestment while also managing for market-rate financial returns.
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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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White papersInvesting in US energy infrastructure: Navigating the changing landscape
This paper is a deep dive into the complexities of the US energy sector, and will build on themes that we highlighted in our previous global energy transition paper. In the US, clean energy and fossil fuels both play an important role, which creates investment opportunities across a wide spectrum of energy infrastructure.
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Investing in US energy infrastructure: Navigating the changing landscape
This paper is a deep dive into the complexities of the US energy sector, and will build on themes that we highlighted in our previous global energy transition paper. In the US, clean energy and fossil fuels both play an important role, which creates investment opportunities across a wide spectrum of energy infrastructure.
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White papersExpertise combined, opportunity multiplied: why I created a real assets business
While we are not the first asset manager to create a real assets business, we will go further in terms of integrating the component parts into a genuinely unified platform that can deliver better outcomes for our clients. We are placing a stake in the ground; highlighting our intention to shape the future of the real asset investment landscape.
