Daniel Kemp
The Infrastructure Investor Network's Japan-Korea Week was our largest infrastructure event in APAC to date – with Japanese and Korean LPs increasingly interested in the asset class.
GPIF head of infrastructure Kikuko Emae says the fund is ‘cautiously in due diligence’ over several new commitments.
A big win in April’s Japanese capacity auction is the latest sign of I Squared Capital’s commitment to investing in the region, with more to come.
A large capacity auction in Japan has seen portfolio companies owned by Actis, Equis and I Squared Capital secure contracts in what is a notoriously tricky market to crack.
The energy transition, digitalisation and a chronic housing shortage will shape the Australian infrastructure opportunity for decades to come, four industry professionals tell us.
A revision of Australia’s foreign investment rules will see ‘low-risk’ investments from familiar investors reviewed more quickly, particularly if they are made into non-sensitive sectors.
-80x80.jpeg "Japan’s GPIF makes first direct infra commitment with $300m for Brookfield Fund V")
The world’s largest pension, GPIF, has committed a further $300m to co-investments alongside Brookfield Fund V.
In his first interview since taking up the role, QIC head of private debt Simon La Greca says investors have become increasingly attracted to infra debt as they seek stable returns.
Stonepeak's head of Asia Hajir Naghdy discusses how the firm is taking its global investment approach to Asia to take advantage of ‘multi-decade’ investment tailwinds.
Stonepeak is the latest major player to close a sizeable pan-Asia fund, having made six investments from the vehicle already.