Bruno Alves
Bruno Alves is Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Bruno has been a journalist since 2004 and joined Infrastructure Investor in 2009, where he quickly rose to become Associate Editor and a leading writer covering the infrastructure asset class. In 2013 he joined Euromoney to edit their Trade Finance title, before returning to PEI Media in late 2014 as the launch editor of Low Carbon Energy Investor, PEI’s global energy transition publication.
Can the US manager, its fundraising muscles flexed, establish itself in infra the way it has in other asset classes?
Wired editor-at-large and futurist Ben Hammersley explains how to deal with exponential growth, discusses the needs created by new technology and explains why cognitive-enhancing infra is a must in the age of AI.
Taking its motives at face value, there is no obvious reason for the Government Pension Fund Global not to invest across the wider infra universe.
Jim Yong Kim’s belief that he can do more by operating in the private sector again raises questions about the finance institution's role in the 21st century.
With managers increasingly putting pressure on LPs to enter the carry early, Threadmark partner Patricia Wilkinson and PEI senior editors Toby Mitchenall, Bruno Alves and Jonathan Brasse look across asset classes to find out whether the status quo really is changing.
With the possible exception of hurdle rates, LPs can count numerous victories.
The Bank has made commitments to a number of UK-focused private equity funds; there will be no immediate changes to its engagement with the country, it has said.
The Guy Hands-led firm is now targeting $500m for the vehicle, which it will seed with a $100m cornerstone commitment.
The firm has raised $276 million toward its $300 million target.
Santander, Canadian pensions launch $2bn renewables platform 2015-05-28 Bruno Alves Spain's Banco Santander and Canadian pensions Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have unveiled a new global renewable energy and water investment