Commission may study lease of Maine turnpike
A bill has been introduced in the Maine state legislature by Senator Douglas Thomas to form a commission to report on future options for the turnpike, including possibility of a lease deal. Other options include merging the Maine Turnpike Authority with the Department of Transportation or having the Department of Transportation oversee the operations of the Maine Turnpike.
Top Stories
That Sino feeling
While a giant red flag with five yellow stars didn’t hang from the rafters, the shadow of China hung over the CG/LA infrastructure forum in Manhattan. The bankers, developers and other business people were all talking about China’s growing presence in Latin America. By Alan Gersten.
An Uch boost
Development banks are taking the lead role in the financing of Pakistan’s latest power plant, the 375MW Uch II plant owned by International Power. It is the first gas-fired IPP under the new power policy of Pakistan. By Minerva Lau.
UK waste pushes on
The UK private finance initiative (PFI) sector still remains active despite the comprehensive spending review (CSR) last October, which cut PFI credits from seven schemes. By Rod Morrison.
Reuters TV: Solar shares up on Goldman
Solar shares up on Goldman note, MEMC view
Shares of solar stocks are rising after Goldman Sachs recommended First Solar, and MEMC raised its sales forecast for the year.
PF MLA 2010
| # | Arranger | (US$m) |
| 1 | SBI Capital | 21,136.9 | |
| 2 | Bank of Taiwan | 12,005.1 | |
| 3 | IDBI Bank | 11,091.4 | |
| 4 | Axis Bank | 8,512.2 | |
| 5 | BNP Paribas | 8,338.5 | |
| 6 | Credit Agricole | 7,614.5 | |
| 7 | IDFC | 7,371.1 | |
| 8 | Mitsubishi UFJ | 6,000.5 | |
| 9 | Societe Generale | 5,487.4 | |
| 10 | SMBC | 4,589.7 | |
PFI Comment
High-yield to the rescue
The wall of infraco refinancings from the credit boom era is starting to become due. Times have changed and so have terms – for debt and equity.
Features
Unique structure for Falcon
In order to make a US$750m deal involving five separate power plants work, the organisers developed a novel strategy. They would put each power plant in a silo. By Alan Gersten.
Thais mine Hongsa deal
The Hongsa mine-mouth power deal was the largest yet for Thai lenders. By Karen Wong, Mark Plenderleith, Jeff Rector and David Kirchblum, Milbank Tweed.
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