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Infrastructure: at a crossroads?
While the first half of 2008 has thrown up some challenges, deal advisers report that sufficient capital flows, confidence and the necessary component of ...
25-Jul-2008
Expressway set for shares sale
Subject to approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Sichuan Expressway Co plans to sell up to 500 million A shares in a public ...
25-Jun-2008
Florida attracts eight bidders
Eight bidders have expressed interest in a 50- to 75-year lease of a 78-mile (126 km) toll road in the US state of Florida. ...
19-Jun-2008
Abertis plans for Pennsylvania deal
Spanish toll road operator Abertis Infraestructuras is in discussions to take a partner in the Abertis-led consortium that won a USD14.5 billion 75-year concession ...
19-Jun-2008
Mississippi seeks first privatisation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the US state of Mississippi is seeking prospective concessionaires to enter into the state's first public-private partnership ...
19-Jun-2008
TIIC reiterates target for cap
Transport Infrastructure Investment Company (TIIC) has reiterated its target of achieving a EUR500 million (USD788 million) capitalisation in 2008. The 10-year fund was created...
23-May-2008
Pennsylvania lease bids in
Abertis Infraestructuras, Citi Infrastructure Investors (a division of Citigroup) and Criteria Caixacorp (a major Abertis shareholder) have been named preferred bidders by placing the ...
22-May-2008
Brazil toll roads set to grow
Fitch Ratings said it expects continued market growth in Brazil's toll road sector, along with strong competition for new auctions, new players entering the ...
15-May-2008
Korean lenders target STX deal
South Korean financial institutions have been eyeing a major shipping finance facility after STX Shipbuilding, the biggest shareholder in Europe's largest shipyard, received a ...
13-May-2008
Pennsylvania receives bids
The deadline for final bids for a 75-year lease on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the US state of Pennsylvania has been set on 16 ...
13-May-2008
Plus eyes Islamic bonds issue
Projek Lebuhraya, a unit of Malaysian toll road operator Plus Expressways, plans to issue MYR700 million (USD223 million) of 14-year nominal value zero-coupon Islamic ...
13-May-2008
NJ Turnpike set to raise cash
After abandoning plans to monetise the New Jersey Turnpike through a sale or lease of the toll road, Governor Jon Corzine plans to propose ...
13-May-2008
Abertis to decide on Atlantia stake
Toll road operator Abertis may have long since given up on the idea of a merger-of-equals with Italian toll road operator Atlantia after political ...
17-Apr-2008
MBIA insures Texas bonds
MBIA Insurance Corporation has guaranteed USD373 million of a USD3 billion bond issued by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA). Proceeds will be used...
17-Apr-2008
Sikkim targets BOT scheme
The landlocked Indian state of Sikkim plans to construct an 80 km greenfield highway that will link the state with other parts of the ...
17-Apr-2008
Mexico project attracts interest
Sources have indicated that more than 15 private firms have expressed interest in a Pacific coast highway re-concession package offered by Mexico's transport and ...
17-Apr-2008
OHL Brasil set to take out loan
The board of Brazilian toll road operator OHL Brasil, a unit of Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain SA, has approved a BRL190 million (USD112 million) ...
14-Apr-2008
Acciona clinches Chile concession
Spanish construction company Acciona has won a EUR130 million (USD205 million) contract for construction of a stretch of motorway in central Chile. Acciona will...
14-Apr-2008
Litrak nears sukuk issue
Malaysian toll road operator Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd (Litrak) is expected to launch a sukuk issue of up to MYR1.55 billion (USD492 million) ...
14-Apr-2008
Spain approves Itinere IPO
Spain's stock market regulator CNMV has cleared the initial public offering (IPO) of Spanish toll road company Itinere, a unit of construction and services ...
14-Apr-2008
EU set to drop Italian action
The EU is poised to drop legal action against Italy over a controversial cross-border merger, but has warned Rome that another case remains open. ...
24-Jul-2007
Greece signs PPP deal
The Greek government has signed a 30-year, EUR1.5 billion (USD2.1 billion) public-private partnership (PPP) deal for a new toll road. The agreement came just...
24-Jul-2007
Lintas Marga secures loan
Indonesian toll road developer Lintas Marga Sedaya has secured a IDR5 trillion (USD5.5 billion) 12-year syndicated loan from 10 local banks to develop the ...
24-Jul-2007
Transurban gets US TIFIA loan
Australian toll road operator Transurban Group is continuing to develop its operations in North America, after getting a USD150 million loan from the US ...
24-Jul-2007
Georgia unveils private proposal
The US state of Georgia's Department of Transportation has unveiled plans for the expansion of Highway I-20 as its first proposal after months of ...
24-Jul-2007
Credit Suisse backs Indonesia
Indonesian investors in the Pejagan-Pemalang, Pemalang-Batang and Semarang-Batang toll roads have received USD730 million in financing commitment from Credit Suisse. The loan consists of...
24-Jul-2007
Bangkok plans to issue debt
Thailand's Bangkok Expressway plans to sell an additional THB7.5 billion (USD223 million) of bonds in the fourth quarter of 2008 to take advantage of ...
24-Jul-2007
ICA-Goldman Sachs wins bid
Mexican construction company Empresas ICA and Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners I lodged a joint MXP44.1 billion (USD4.1 billion) bid to operate four toll roads ...
24-Jul-2007
SAS to sell airline stakes
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced a far-reaching restructuring programme that will see the airline concentrate on its northern European core business. Airline operations will...
13-Jun-2007
Pennsylvania Turnpike draws interest
Moving forward on his plan to provide an equitable transportation funding solution for the state, Edward G Rendell, governor of the US state of ...
13-Jun-2007
Jasa Marga increases offer
Indonesian state-owned toll road operator Jasa Marga has decided to raise the value of a bond it is offering from IDR1 trillion (USD109 million) ...
13-Jun-2007
Abertis prices bond
Spanish toll road company Abertis has priced a EUR1 billion (USD1.34 billion) 10-year bond at the tight end of spread guidance. The bond was...
13-Jun-2007
Bids called for Cross City
Final bids have been called for by the receivers of Sydney's Cross City Tunnel after unsolicited expressions of interest were received from about 20 ...
13-Jun-2007
B&B buys Brisa stake
Australian investment bank Babcock & Brown (B&B) has bought a 10 per cent stake in Portugal's Brisa for about EUR590 million (USD792 million) in ...
13-Jun-2007
Brazil plans bond
Brazilian highway concessionaire Concessionaria de Rodovia Viaoeste plans to issue non-convertible debentures worth BRL650 million (USD331 million), the company said in a filing with ...
13-Jun-2007
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