Chris Glynn

He may be unconventional – and unlikely to win – but one NYC mayoral hopeful may attract a few votes from the infra constituency.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has completed an investment in a major toll road operator in ‘developing market’ Chile. The pension fund manager cited the size and complexity of the transaction.

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said infrastructure generated a 7.7% gain last year. The pension fund grew its asset base to a staggering $117bn.

The school district of Yonkers, New York, has selected a team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macquarie Capital and URS Corporation to consult on what might be the first US public school system public-private partnership.

The school district of Yonkers, New York, has selected a team of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Macquarie Capital and URS Corporation to consult on what might be the first US public school system public-private partnership.

Better than expected portfolio growth propelled John Laing Infrastructure Fund to success in its first year as a publicly-traded business. The fund garnered an additional £157m in capital.

With Pennsylvania steeped in fiscal morass, an internet lobby group is pressing a methodical governor to get cracking on public-private partnership legislation.

Macquarie’s Mexican infrastructure fund has secured $700m in debt for what will be its first renewable investment and Latin America’s largest single-stage wind farm. PGGM and Mitsubishi have also bought stakes in the project.

The US law firm is beefing up its personnel and looking to broaden its infrastructure offering - co-chaired by Patrick Harder (pictured) - with airport and seaport legal advice. Nossaman is also adding people with energy infrastructure experience.

Partners Group originally advised some of the equity investors in the Plenary Health consortium,which won a public-private partnership for the Melbourne healthcare facility. Partners praised the ‘defensive’ nature of social infrastructure.