All Special Reports – Page 4
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Special ReportsActis: Sustainable infrastructure specialist gets General Atlantic backing
Actis is being acquired by General Atlantic. Michael Harrington tells Florence Chong what the merger means for the sustainable infrastructure fund manager
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Special ReportsWater insecurity in Africa comes in many forms
The water crisis in Africa varies in nature across the continent. There are a range of opportunities for investors, but there are many hurdles, finds Razak Musah Baba
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Special ReportsDIF Capital Partners: Diversified approach to continue under CVC ownership
Established nearly 20 years ago, DIF now manages close to €18bn and has been acquired by CVC. Allard Ruijs tells Razak Musah Baba about its approach
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Special ReportsDoes Asia need to look to private sector for water resilience?
Changing weather patterns are elevating the region’s water problems. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsWater security: Singapore closes the water loop
The Asian city-state is a global testbed for water innovations, having turned recycled water into potable water. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsDigitalBridge: Connecting investors with digital infrastructure opportunities
It is the largest fund manager dedicated to digital infrastructure. Florence Chong speaks to DigitalBridge senior managing director Jon Mauck
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Special ReportsI Squared Capital: Joining the dots between energy transition and digitalisation
Harsh Agrawal tells Florence Chong about targeting renewable energy and connectivity
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Special ReportsIgneo Infrastructure Partners: Playing the global mid-market
Formerly known as Colonial First State, MUFG-owned Igneo is investing in the mid-market across Europe, North America and Australia. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsIFM Investors: Super patient capital
Rather than simply joining the race to invest as much as possible in renewables and data centres, Australian superannuation-owned IFM is taking a different approach, Kyle Mangini tells Florence Chong
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Special ReportsInfrastructure debt funds find their time in the sun
Infrastructure debt funds did not suffer the dip in fundraising of the broader asset class. Christopher Walker looks at why they are currently so appealing
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Special ReportsSocial infrastructure: New kid on the block
Social infrastructure is a fast-growing sub-sector of the asset class, fuelled by the indebtedness of the public sector. Christopher Walker looks at where it is headed
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Special ReportsReal estate must embrace AI now or ‘risk being left behind’
Artificial intelligence represents an opportunity for the industry to innovate quickly, Pirkko Juntunen finds
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2024: Survey
There are signs that investors plan to increase investment activity after a slow 2023. Richard Lowe reports
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2024: Full ranking
The IPE Real Assets top 150 ranking of some of the world’s largest real estate investors, has captured US$2.1trn in property assets held by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers and other institutional capital owners.
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Special ReportsMetro versus machine: AI and the office market
The office sector is already reeling from a post-pandemic fall in demand. Could AI accelerate the decline? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsLogistics giants muscle in on data centres
Demand for data centres is booming. Now the world’s biggest logistics players have ambitions on the sector. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsAPG is ‘back’ with a €5bn affordable housing mandate
Robert-Jan Foortse tells Richard Lowe how the pension fund investor plans to unlock the housing crisis in the Netherlands
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Special ReportsUnstable connection: investors reconsider headlong rush into fibre networks
Investors have been rushing to roll out fibre broadband. But do rising costs, ‘overbuilding’ concerns and ‘altnet’ failures spell trouble? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsAustralian Retirement Trust sets up in London for global expansion
Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund has opened a London office as it eyes global expansion. Florence Chong reports.
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Special ReportsCanada’s IMCO positions itself for global real estate push
The manager of Ontario pension assets is evolving its real estate allocation to changing market dynamics. Razak Musah Baba speaks to Richard Varkey
