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12 May 08
BULGARIAN EDUCATION FAIR PRESENTS OPTIONS FOR PROGRESS
Public-private partnerships and extra-curricular activities are the key to improving the current state of education in Bulgaria, participants in a news conference for the third Festival of Bulgarian Education said at BTA on May 8.

9 May 08
Preferred bidder announced for Kelowna Vernon Hospital
The Infusion Health joint-venture between John Laing and Bilfinger Berger Project Investments has been appointed Preferred Bidder for the Kelowna and Vernon hospitals project in British Columbia, Canada.

7 May 08
Is Greater Manchester closer to sealing PFI deal?
It appears that the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) and its preferred bidder to run the £3 billion 25-year year private finance initiative (PFI) deal may finally be close to signing the contract.

6 May 08
Public Private Partnerships are essential to address medicines discovery slowdown
The decline in biopharmaceutical innovation is multi-factorial. Scientific challenges are increasingly complex and R&D costs are higher than ever before.

1 May 08
Leeds PFI Leisure Plans Submitted
Plans for two new leisure centres to be built by Leeds City Council at Armley and Morley in a £30 million PFI deal.

22 Apr 08
Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 2 (MEIF 2) acquires leading German energy supplier GWE
Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 2 (MEIF 2) today announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in GWE, a leading independent energy provider in Germany.

18 Apr 08
Bevan Brittan highlights PFI credentials with £229m deal for state-of-the-art Kent hospital
Bevan Brittan has taken the lead role on a £229m private finance initiative (PFI) to build a new hospital in Kent.

16 Apr 08
£310m in PFI credits for waste schemes
Millions of pounds of funding is being made available for four waste projects under Government's Private Finance Initiative scheme.

14 Apr 08
Credit crunch hits Q1 2008 investment in clean energy but fundamentals remain strong
The global drying up of liquidity has hit investments in clean energy, but with the fundamentals – rising energy prices, concern about climate change and supportive policies – remaining strong, sizeable funds have still found their way into the sector during the first quarter of 2008.

7 Apr 08
Yemen considers private power project
Yemen is preparing to develop its first privately-owned power generation project and is in the early stages of discussions with potential investors.

3 Apr 08
GOVERNMENT SEEKS VICTORIANS' VIEWS ON EAST WEST REPORT
The Premier, John Brumby, today called for Victorians to have a say on an independent transport report, which recommends major rail and road upgrades to improve east-west travel across Melbourne.

3 Apr 08
SIR ROD EDDINGTON RELEASES REPORT CALLING FOR MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN RAIL AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Major improvements to rail and road capacity form the centrepiece of Sir Rod Eddington’s recommendations to the Victorian Government for improving east-west travel in Melbourne.

2 Apr 08
Clifford Chance and Simmons clinch £13bn fleet deal
Simmons & Simmons and Clifford Chance advised on the £13bn deal to replace the RAF air-to-air refuelling fleet, one of the UK’s largest ever PFI projects.

1 Apr 08
John Laing consortia reaches financial close for £225 million Tunbridge Wells hospital scheme
The Consortium which includes John Laing, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Interserve, has reached financial close for the £225 million Pembury Hospital scheme in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

31 Mar 08
Infrastructure Market March 2008

27 Mar 08
Infrastructure Investment Plan Published
Scotland

20 Mar 08
Car park at Coleshill Parkway station wins national safety recognition
The car park at Coleshill Parkway station has won a national Park Mark ® award for its ingenious design and modern day security.

19 Mar 08
Wind farm project to be launched soon
Malta fully agrees with the renewable energy targets set for it by the European Commission and will be launching a multi-million euro initiative for the development of an offshore wind farm soon.

18 Mar 08
SKorea to invest 6 billion dollars in mining, energy projects overseas
SEOUL - South Korea plans to invest about 6 billion dollars in overseas mining and energy projects to secure stable supplies for the resource-poor nation, a state minerals explorer said Monday.

17 Mar 08
Eversheds advises on multi million pound BSF project
International law firm Eversheds has advised Sunderland City Council on its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project with information and communication technology (ICT) provider RM and Balfour Beatty Construction. The deal is valued at £74 million.

14 Mar 08
An Taoisearch launches 2008 Bruce Shaw Handbook
Wednesday, 20th February 2008: Bruce Shaw Partnership, the largest quantity surveying practice in Ireland, is delighted to launch The 2008 Bruce Shaw Handbook.

7 Mar 08
Bilfinger Berger Project Investments appoints new Finance Director
Bilfinger Berger Project Investments is pleased to announce that Duncan Dickson has joined the Executive

4 Mar 08
PwC Publish Study on Future Use of PFI
PricewaterhouseCoopers has published a study examining the future use of PFI in light of the forthcoming changes to accounting rules.

3 Mar 08
Historic first: Israeli chosen to chair UNECE team of specialists
Charles Solomon, Deputy Director General at the Israeli Ministry of Transportation, was chosen as the permanent chair of the UNECE Team of Specialists for PPPs

26 Feb 08
FLUOR AWARDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR REPSOL YPF REFINERY
EXPANSION TO DOUBLE REFINERY CAPACITY OF CARTAGENA, SPAIN FACILITY

25 Feb 08
Newport Schools Contract to be Sign
The final hurdle for the Durham Road replacement school is expected to be cleared next month, when it is anticipated that the financial agreement between Newport City Council and Vinci Investments Ltd will be signed.

21 Feb 08
Pembury PFI given go-ahead for West Kent
NHS South East Coast has given the go-ahead for a new state-of-the-art hospital in West Kent.

18 Feb 08
Developers to manage state schools in growth areas
PRIVATE developers will build, manage and maintain seven new state schools as the State Government tries to keep up with population growth.

15 Feb 08
KPMG Report Highlights Improved Performance in PFI Schools
A report published by KPMG has indicated an overall improvement in educational attainment over those schools procured through traditional means.

14 Feb 08
Economic Researchers Predict $1 Trillion U.S. Carbon Trading Market by 2020
However, if U.S. Goes it Alone, It Can Expect a Domestic Carbon Price of $40 / Tonne, Hikes in Consumer Energy Costs

12 Feb 08
R2.6 billion PPP to build 14 700 houses in Ekurhuleni
Calgro M3 Holdings Limited, a construction company specializing in residential and mixed use property development which listed on AltX in November 2007, initiated and secured the public private partnership (PPP) residential housing project in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg for the delivery of a first phase of 14 700 housing units.

11 Feb 08
City of Cornwall considers public-private partnership model for $24M arena complex
After years of debate, Cornwall City Council has decided to build a three-ice pad recreational complex.

8 Feb 08
Ashurst adds to Tokyo project finance team
Ashurst has hired a new project finance partner in Japan after the addition of White & Case partner Matthias Schemuth, who joined the City giant on Monday (4 February).

7 Feb 08
Cullen to unveil $1b Auckland road project
Finance Minister Michael Cullen is poised to announce a $1 billion-plus motorway and tunnel project for Auckland in an economic speech that will also reveal more about tax cuts.

5 Feb 08
Kuwait plans 11.4 bln usd national rail, metro projects
Kuwait plans to build a national rail network and a metro system at a cost of around 11.4 bln usd, the chairman of the Kuwait Overland Transport Union said.

31 Jan 08
Ohio seeks “creative approach” to financing $4 billion Ohio River Bridges Project
Transportation Secretary Joe Prather says that the state’s road fund can’t pay for the US$4.1 billion Ohio River Bridges Project and other large highway ventures, and he supports finding new ways to finance them.

30 Jan 08
FirstCaribbean Bank finances Turks and Caicos hospitals
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: FirstCaribbean International Bank, as Lead Arranger, has successfully closed an innovative US$124 million financing for the Turks and Caicos Islands Hospitals Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project.

29 Jan 08
the carbon market could be two or three times as large as today.
With an international agreement on climate change, the carbon market could be two or three times as large as today. If the EU is left to go it alone, the international carbon market could shrink by 60%.

25 Jan 08
Ghana - AfDB Approves U.S.$16 Million Private Sector Loan to Finance Kempinski Accra Hotel
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday in Tunis, a loan of US$ 16 million to finance the construction of Kempinski Accra Hotel in Ghana.

24 Jan 08
Infrastructure Australia is born
Federal Cabinet has formally approved the establishment of Infrastructure Australia.

23 Jan 08
Southwark confirms Veolia for “ambitious” 25 year waste contract
Southwark, London: Southwark Council selected a partner last week for its waste scheme for the Borough, which it describes as one of the most ambitious in the UK.

22 Jan 08
Amey Closes Northern Ireland Roads Deal
The Amey, Lagan and Ferrovial Agroman (ALF) consortium reached Financial Close for the Department for Regional Development Roads Service’s (Northern Ireland) DBFO Package 2 contract.

21 Jan 08
Maoists to promote private-public partnership
A senior Maoist leader has said that his party has adopted the policy of promoting private-public partnership to build industrially strong Nepal.

18 Jan 08
2008 sees waste sector ripe for mergers and acquisition activity
The New Year has so far been the bearer of bad news. We have started the year with news of a continuing ‘credit crunch’, rising utility bills and potential mortgage problems.

17 Jan 08
PFI Upgrade for Streetlights in Croydon and Lewisham
Croydon and Lewisham's streets are set to benefit from a joint award of £79.5 million in Private Finance Initiative investment, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.

17 Jan 08
National Audit Office Value for Money Report
The National Audit Office today released the following report: Making changes in operational PFI projects

16 Jan 08
Essex schools to be given £1bn lifeline
EVERY secondary school in Essex is to be given a facelift in a £1billion scheme which will be rolled out across the county over the next decade.

15 Jan 08
UK needs to spend £9 billion on recycling and incineration infrastructure

14 Jan 08
Soares da Costa, Spain's FCC to make joint bids for Portuguese highway tenders

14 Jan 08
John Laing and Gladedale selected as preferred developer for Tunbridge Wells Town Centres Development
Ambitious plans to revitalise Royal Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas have taken a major step forward with the selection of the preferred developer.

11 Jan 08
Ohio River bridges financial plan approved by feds
The Federal Highway Administration has approved the initial financial plan for the multibillion dollar Ohio River Bridges Project.

11 Jan 08
Gammon construction awarded HK$4.94 billion contract for the new government complex in Hong Kong

10 Jan 08
JBIC Signs Finance Documents for the Fujairah F2 Power and Desalination Project in the UAE
Support for Japanese Comany's Overseas IWPP Project Helps Building Multi-Layered Economic Relations with Resource-Endowed Countries

9 Jan 08
Pakistan public private partnership NWFP to have 5500 new schools
Five thousand five hundred schools will be opened in the North West Frontier province (NWFP) under public-private co-operation so that maximum out of 2.6 million schoolchildren could be enrolled.

8 Jan 08
Clean energy investment breaks the $100bn barrier in 2007
The clean energy sector powered ahead in 2007, according to analysts New Energy Finance. In spite of difficult conditions on the credit markets, the amount of new money invested in the sector grew to $117.2bn, up 41% from 2006’s $83.0bn*, and more than $20bn ahead of predictions.

7 Jan 08
Innovative $1.4bn HOT Lane Project Reaches Financial Close
Largest private equity investment in a US Greenfield toll road PPP. Relieves traffic congestion in one of the most congested US regions.

4 Jan 08
Mayer Brown and Johnson Stokes & Master combine to create a market leading firm in Asia, the US and EU
Mayer Brown , a leading global law firm, and Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM), a leading Asian law firm, have agreed to combine as of January 28, 2008. The combined firm will provide a global service to clients through seven offices in Asia, six in Europe and eight in the Americas, including a recently opened office in Brazil.

3 Jan 08
Public-private partnership to open part of Northland for development
Developers will pay up-front sewer costs to get development going public-private partnership is under way to provide infrastructure that could open up nearly 15,000 acres of land in the Northland for future development.

2 Jan 08
SKorean president-elect Lee pushes Russian project using NKorean labour
SEOUL - South Korea's next leader on Friday proposed a joint project to develop natural resources in Russia's Far East using cheap labour from North Korea, Yonhap news agency said.

21 Dec 07
Spanish link will improve roads
A £250M contract has been awarded to a Spanish-Ulster-GB consortium to build and maintain roads in Northern Ireland.

20 Dec 07
Balfour Beatty reaches financial close for £163m knowsley building schools for the future PPP Project
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction and services group, announces today that its specialist education PPP concession company, Transform Schools, has reached financial close for the £163 million Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council PPP concession to construct seven new learning centres under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

19 Dec 07
ADB provides 1.15 bln usd to Pakistan for road projects, reforms in Punjab
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it will provide Pakistan up to 1.15 bln usd in new loans to expand its key north-south highway network and for public sector reforms in Punjab province.

18 Dec 07
John Laing reaches financial close for Ad>ance
Financial close has been reached on the £75 million Ad>ance project, in which John Laing will provide a new hospital for mental health and learning disabilities care to replace the existing St Luke’s Hospital in Middlesbrough for the Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust.

18 Dec 07
VT Group lands Wakefield's £700m PFI deal as preferred bidder
Preferred bidder for a £700 million waste and recycling programme in Wakefield has been announced as the VT Group (VT), a defence and support services company.

17 Dec 07
Islamic loan facility for KAIA terminals signed
(MENAFN - Arab News) The finances for the new Haj and Umrah terminals at Jeddah's King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) were secured yesterday when agreements were signed for the SR786.75 million ($205 million) funding of the total SR1.143 billion ($305 million) to build the project.

12 Dec 07
Reserve preserved through public-private programme
The government of Quebec just awarded $5,000 to private organization Conservation de la Nature-Quebec in order to help cement the Morgan natural reserve's status, but you will not be able to see the small 17-acre land near the Morgan arboretum anytime soon.

11 Dec 07
GE, GAMA Partner on Energy Projects in Turkey, Surrounding Region
ISTANBUL, Turkey & STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it would join GAMA Holding AS to invest in energy and water projects in Turkey and the surrounding region, helping to meet rising demand for electricity and water, and grow in emerging markets.

10 Dec 07
Partnerships benefit government, taxpayers
Robert Poole, the director of transportation studies for the Reason Foundation, presented on Wednesday a preliminary feasibility study of the Miami Toll Truckway, which could offer solutions for other South Florida roads and highways.

7 Dec 07
U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership Holds Inaugural Session
President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice officially launched Monday, December 3, the U.S.-Palestinian Public Private Partnership, a new initiative creating economic opportunity for the Palestinian people, with a special focus on providing opportunities for Palestinian youth.

6 Dec 07
Legal uncertainties hinder development of Islamic project finance
INTERNATIONAL. Islamic finance has the potential to make a major contribution towards funding the estimated US$1trillion of infrastructure projects expected to be carried out across the Middle East within the next decade.

5 Dec 07
Ben Bradshaw backs further growth of PPP LIFT programme health centres for transfer of sector services
Awards for top LIFT schemes announced as coordinating body is renamed Community Health Partnerships

4 Dec 07
Public-private partnership can fix state's highways
Pennsylvania and the entire nation face a very real transportation infrastructure crisis.

3 Dec 07
Balfour beatty appointed preferred bidder for £150m Carlisle Northern Development Route PPP Scheme
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment group, announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Connect CNDR, has been appointed preferred bidder for the Carlisle Northern Development Route (CNDR) PPP concession by Cumbria County Council.

30 Nov 07
UK’s largest extra care housing PFI project starts
The financial close on the UK’s largest extra care housing PFI has been reached and architects appointed.

29 Nov 07
Gammon Capital appointed preferred bidder for £90m institute of technical education project-Singapore
First PPP concession for Balfour Beatty outside UK

28 Nov 07
HM Treasury: tendering and benchmarking in PFI
Edward Leigh MP, Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said:

27 Nov 07
RBS looks to rework Int’l Power wind financing
Royal Bank of Scotland is looking to amend a €1.4 billion ($1.99 billion) debt package it arranged for International Power to fund its acquisition of the 648 MW Maestrale wind portfolio from Trinergy because of market concerns over the structure of the deal and regulatory uncertainty in Italy.

26 Nov 07
BANK OF LONDON AND THE MIDDLE EAST APPOINTS HEAD OF PROJECT FINANCE
Newly launched wholesale, Sharia’a compliant London based bank announces appointment of Philip Nias as Head of Project Finance

23 Nov 07
Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan
We are pleased to announce the formation of a Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan.

22 Nov 07
Ashurst advises on the financing of the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman valued at $680m
Ashurst advised Airport International Group P.S.C. on the financing by way of a 25 year concession for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

21 Nov 07
Boost Biosystems - creating a strategy for public-private collaboration in Medicon Valley
Medicon Valley has a significant development potential within Biosystems technology. However, to utilize this potential demands closer collaboration between universities, industries and the intermediate support systems.

20 Nov 07
JOHN LAING AND RESIDENTIAL PARTNER GLADEDALE REACH FINANCIAL CLOSE ON £75 MILLION
John Laing Projects & Developments, a division of John Laing Plc and residential partner Gladedale, announces that it has reached financial close on a £75 million scheme to build new college facilities in Hastings, East Sussex.

19 Nov 07
BD and PEPFAR Collaborate to Strengthen Laboratory Systems in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB
Washington, D.C. and Franklin Lakes, NJ - The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) joined BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today to establish a public-private partnership to improve overall laboratory systems and services in African countries severely affected by HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).

8 Nov 07
JOHN LAING CONSORTIA ANNOUNCED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR £230MILLION TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL
The Consortium which includes John Laing, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Interserve, has been named as preferred bidder for the £230million Pembury Hospital scheme in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

5 Nov 07
Milan energy chief joins project finance heavyweight
Sergio Alcini, senior v.p. and head of energy and environment project finance at UniCredit Group in Milan, is set to depart within the next few weeks to join Calyon.

5 Nov 07
£35m building deal finally signed
The final obstacle to building a new £35 million pound mental health complex in Northampton has been cleared after health chiefs finally signed the required papers.

5 Nov 07
Milan banking head jumps to rival lender
Massimo Zanieri, head of corporate banking and structured finance for Italy at Commerzbank in Milan, has resigned and is reportedly set to join UniCredit Group.

31 Oct 07
Partnerships in Action
The City of Cape Town has doubled its financial contribution to the Cape Town Partnership over the next three years. This means the City will contribute R18 million over the next three years – an increase of more than 50%

30 Oct 07
Govt mulls over private funding of Metro projects
The Union Urban Development Ministry is mulling over a proposal to increase the funding for public private partnership (PPP)-based mass rapid transportaion system (MRTS), including metro rail, projects in major cities.

30 Oct 07
Public Private Alliance Successes in Reducing Poverty and Increasing Development in Africa
WASHINGTON,/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Henrietta H. Fore,Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a presentation entitled "Empowering Women – Promoting Growth" today, highlighting the agency's commitment to public-private alliances in the advancement of African social and economic development.

29 Oct 07
PPP Push
Finally, after almost a year of discussion, the Wake County Public School System is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) to build one school.

24 Oct 07
UK’S LARGEST PLASTIC RECYCLING FACILITY LAUNCHED
Intercontinental Recycling Limited (IRL) has opened a multi-million pound plastics recycling plant at its site in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

22 Oct 07
£80m Northern Line contract replaces PPP train deal
London Underground infraco Tube Lines has signed an agreement with Northern Line fleet maintenance company Alstom to improve rolling stock reliability.

22 Oct 07
Government response to Select Committee report on BSF published
The Government today published its official response to the House of Commons Education & Skills Select Committee report into BSF which reported in August.

16 Oct 07
BAE Systems, U.S. Army sign Public-Private Partnership for M109 family of vehicles
WASHINGTON — BAE Systems and the U.S. Army have signed a memorandum of understanding that will establish a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to develop and sustain the Army’s M109 Family of Vehicles throughout their lifecycle.

15 Oct 07
THE 2nd ANNUAL WORLD ISLAMIC INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CONFERENCE
Focus on innovations in Islamic Project Finance & the next wave of mega deals.

15 Oct 07
Councils welcome PFI funding boost
Plans by the government to more than double PFI funding for new waste facilities have been welcomed as "good news" by councils.

12 Oct 07
£222.8m of PFI streetlighting given the green light by DfT
Four major privately financed (PFI) streetlighting schemes are in the pipeline after winning Department for Transport (DfT) approval and a combined £222.8m of PFI funding last week.

11 Oct 07
Sandwell BSF Mandate for Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend’s Public Private Partnerships (PPP) team has capitalised on their success as Lead Technical Advisor to Birmingham’s (City Council’s) Building School’s for the Future programme by also securing the role of Procurement Management Advisor to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC).

10 Oct 07
Bangladesh: Big Power Projects in Partnership with Private Sector
The government plans to introduce new probation in its financing strategies in the power sector, especially in generation, for smooth implementation of big power projects that failed to attract foreign or multilateral funding agencies.

10 Oct 07
TRAFFIC AND REVENUE DATA FOR SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2007

9 Oct 07
Flour’s nuclear cleanup project in Ohio honored with PMI’s 2007 project of the year award
Fluor’s Fernald Closure Project Presented Top Honour at PMI’s Global Congress

9 Oct 07
More public-private partnerships needed for infrastructure development, says Cannon
Canada needs to make better use of public-private partnerships for infrastructure development, says Lawrence Cannon, federal minister of transport, infrastructure and communities.

4 Oct 07
GIB makes a mark in project finance transactions
MANAMA: Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank (GIB) participated in nine major project finance transactions in the first half of this year.

3 Oct 07
Kosovo Government to finance the new highway
Prishtina - The Kosovo Government has decided on new steps related to the construction of the Merdare-Morine highway, connecting Kosovo with the neighbouring Albania.

3 Oct 07
Library plan moves closer to reality
AMBITIOUS plans for a unique library and history centre in the heart of Worcester have taken a step closer to becoming a reality.

2 Oct 07
Chevron Phillips, Saudi Industrial seek US$1.8 billion to finance petrochemical plant
SAUDI ARABIA. Chevron Phillips Chemical and Saudi Industrial Investment Group plan to borrow US$1.8 billion to help finance a US$5 billion petrochemical plant they will build at al-Jubail, eastern Saudi Arabia.

2 Oct 07
Regional Masterplan Designed To Channel Money Effectively
KUALA LUMPUR -- The masterplan for the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) is designed to channel money in the most effective manner to create the biggest impact for the nation, according to Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).

1 Oct 07
Breast cancer centre in £27m hospital expansion
EAST Lancashire's first breast cancer centre will be created as part of a £27million expansion of Burnley General Hospital.

1 Oct 07
Birmingham PFI highways scheme gets green light
Birmingham City Council’s long delayed highways maintenance PFI scheme has been given the green light after the council wrestled another £209m in funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) this week.

28 Sep 07
PPP boost for power transmission
The Centre has identified over a dozen projects for handing over to the private sector.

28 Sep 07
Major investment at Grosvenor
Grosvenor, a leading specialist in the recycling and recovery of recyclable materials, has announced a major investment in a third 80,000 tonne production line at its head office site in Crayford, Kent.

27 Sep 07
PPP ruling sparks fresh Metronet bid rumours
A list of potential bidders for Metronet’s London Underground PPP contracts is emerging after a controversial ruling by the PPP Arbiter held Transport for London (TfL) responsible for up to half of Metronet’s £2bn overspend.

26 Sep 07
Scott Wilson strengthens project finance team
Scott Wilson, the international multi-disciplinary consultancy group, has appointed Sacira Coric to its global infrastructure and project finance team as Director of Transaction Services.

25 Sep 07
Riverfront's private-public partnership earns award
The city of Yuma's partnership with a private developer to revitalize the riverfront with the Pivot Point project has received national recognition.

25 Sep 07
New public/private partnership launched to alleviate world hunger
Its aim is to develop innovative policies and solutions that will ease hunger and malnutrition, which currently afflicts 900 million people globally.

24 Sep 07
Desal plant to be public-private deal
THE controversial $3.1 billion Wonthaggi desalination plant will be built as one of Victoria's biggest public-private partnerships.

24 Sep 07
Biotech opportunity for public-private partnerships
New Delhi : Biotechnology presents a good opportunity for public and private sector institutions to work together and bring about a major change in India's agriculture, said Mangala Rai, director general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) here Monday.

21 Sep 07
£112m hospital bonanza
TAMESIDE Hospital is to be completely modernised with a £112m cash injection.

21 Sep 07
Private sector can help with roads and bridges
EDMOND — Like most states these days, Oklahoma faces a serious shortage of funds to maintain, repair and expand its highway system. The principal highway funding sources — state and federal fuel taxes — have not kept pace with inflation, with rising construction costs, or with the extent of driving.

19 Sep 07
Public-Private Partnership to deliver public services
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are here to stay.

19 Sep 07
COLESHILL PARKWAY RECONNECTS NORTH WARWICKSHIRE
Rt. Hon. Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State for Transport officially opens Coleshill Parkway station

18 Sep 07
Public, private schools form partnerships
ST. NICHOLAS — Mid Peninsula School and Holy Name Central Grade School have entered into a teacher sharing agreement that officials from both schools say has turned out to be a “win-win situation” for both districts.

18 Sep 07
Dutch government supports public-private partnership in biomedical materials co-initiated by DSM
Today the Dutch government announced that it will provide funding of EUR 45 million to the BioMedical Materials program (BMM) which has been initiated by DSM and the University of Maastricht.

17 Sep 07
Alliance & Leicester appointed mandated lead arranger for £100m waste treatment /power generation deal
Merseyside development to create around 100 new jobs

12 Sep 07
Consort Wins £136m Hospital Redevelopment PFI
Balfour Beatty has announced that its specialist healthcare concession company, Consort Healthcare, has been appointed preferred bidder for the £190m Northern Batched Hospitals PFI project in Greater Manchester.

11 Sep 07
Shearman & Sterling Advises on Largest Project Financing To Date for Sino-Foreign JV in China
6 Sep 2007 LAWFUEL - The Legal Newswire - Beijing, September 6, 2007—Shearman & Sterling has advised the lenders, composed of 11 major PRC banks plus Sinopec Finance Company, on the financing of the Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited (FREP). This joint venture is the first integrated refining and petrochemicals project with foreign participation in China.

11 Sep 07
Oceanic Bank, five states agree on PPP model
Oceanic Bank International Plc has entered into Public private sector partnership (PPP) agreement with five state governments, which are Delta, Rivers, Enugu, Kano and Kaduna.

10 Sep 07
Public-Private Partnership Launches Osteoarthritis Initiative
For the first time, a public-private partnership will bring together new resources and commitment to help find biological markers for the progression of osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that is a major cause of disability in people 65 and older.

7 Sep 07
Brown inaugurates first new school under UK's multi-billion BSF scheme
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown today inaugurated the first brand new school built under Building Schools for the Future (BSF), the governments flagship capital investment programme to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England, reiterating his support for capital spending in schools.

7 Sep 07
The Trans-European Transport Networks "TEN-T"
The total cost of projects for the Trans-European Network is put at € 400 to 500 billion, which gives an idea of the enormity of the undertaking! It is obvious that national government funding - and by extension EU aid - will be nowhere near enough to cover the full cost.

6 Sep 07
Balfour Beatty secures £200 million of major new project work in Asia
Contract awards in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau and China

6 Sep 07
PRIME MINISTER CELEBRATES OPENING OF FIRST BSF SCHOOL
Prime Minister Gordon Brown today formally opened the first brand new school built under Building Schools for the Future (BSF) - the government’s flagship capital investment programme to transform education by rebuilding or renewing every state secondary school in England.

5 Sep 07
£65 million PFI deal will help North Yorkshire reduce landfill waste by over three-quarters
£65 million in PFI credits has been awarded by Defra to a North Yorkshire partnership to improve local waste management facilities in the region.

5 Sep 07
JBIC Provides Project Finance and Political Risk Guarantee for Ambatovy Nickel Project in Madagascar
In Support of Japanese Firms' Long-Term, Stable Offtake of Nickel Metal

4 Sep 07
The Alexandra Health Care Centre, Hull, is officially open
This is the third healthcare centre to be completed in the city by Hull Citycare, a public-private partnership between Hull Teaching PCT (Primary Care Trust) and the Hull-based Sewell Group under the NHS LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) with three more are under construction. It was officially opened by Diana Johnson, MP.

4 Sep 07
Study reveals that PPPs have greater productive, allocative efficiencies
The government has been urged to strengthen Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in service delivery in order to enhance the roles of the public and private sectors in bringing about sustainable development in the country.

3 Sep 07
Mayer Brown
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, one of the leading international law firms, announced today that effective September 1, 2007 the firm will be known globally as Mayer Brown.

31 Aug 07
Henry Cisneros Challenges Public, Private Sectors to Collaborate in Rebuilding Homes in New Orleans
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With all eyes on New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on the region, CityView Executive Chairman and former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros has issued an innovative challenge to private companies and public entities to provide a solution which will bring desperately needed housing to the area.

31 Aug 07
Tube Lines denies bids for Metronet's Tube contracts
Tube Lines this week dismissed speculation that it will bid against Transport for London (TfL) to take over Metronet's two privately financed Tube contracts.

31 Aug 07
Wasatch Wind adds vice president finance and CFO

30 Aug 07
Creating a dynamic water industry
The Department of Water and Energy is undertaking a consultation process prior to the drafting of Regulations concerning the operation of the licensing regime under the Water Industry Competition Act 2006.

30 Aug 07
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking strengthens its presence in the Energy sector
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking creates a new energy team based in Dubai to cover business across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region from September 2007.

30 Aug 07
Brunswick £100m homes boost
SCORES of new family homes and flats are planned in a £100m facelift of the area in and around Brunswick, near the Mancunian Way.

29 Aug 07
Elevate Partnerships Reaches Financial Close
Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) reached agreement with Elevate Partnerships, a public/private consortium led by joint shareholders Bilfinger Berger BOT and Assura Group, to provide a new community hospital in Haringey through a £10m investment in the NHS LIFT programme.

16 Aug 07
Hammonds sheds light on £21.1m PFI project for Redcar & Cleveland
Hammonds in Manchester is advising Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council on a £21.1m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to improve street lighting, which reached financial close today.

16 Aug 07
Private-public health care for the homeless earns praise
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, was in town Wednesday to celebrate the unusual partnership between health-care providers, a pharmaceutical giant and others that provides health care to more than 6,000 patients a year, most of them homeless.

15 Aug 07
InspirED consortium reaches financial close on £130 million East Dunbartonshire schools project
The InspirED consortium comprising Amec, John Laing and Innisfree has reached financial close on the 30-year PPP contract to deliver six new secondary schools for East Dunbartonshire Council.

15 Aug 07
Keppie builds success out of public-private partnership opportunities
KEPPIE DESIGN, the Glasgow architectural practice that included Charles Rennie Mackintosh among its early partners, has announced record annual results.

14 Aug 07
The Polish Government adopts draft Public-Private Partnership Bill
The government has approved new draft legislation on public private partnerships (PPP), which is designed to increase the role played by private firms in state and local government infrastructure investments.

13 Aug 07
PPP leading State on road to progress: CM
Public-private partnerships are paving the roadmap of development in Gujarat.

10 Aug 07
Crossrail Cross London Rail Link
Transport for London and the Strategic Rail Authority have become partners in a project to build the Crossrail (east–west link) cross london rail service.

10 Aug 07
IIFCL must devise new financing products
What is it that India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), the government’s special purpose vehicle (SPV) for infrastructure financing, would have to do? Is it supposed to be lender of last resort or just like any other financial institution, can also be the pioneering debt-financier of an infrastructure project?

9 Aug 07
Creating a dynamic water industry
The Department of Water and Energy is undertaking a consultation process prior to the drafting of Regulations concerning the operation of the licensing regime under the Water Industry Competition Act 2006.

9 Aug 07
£25m PFI funded Polyclinic given go ahead
A £25 million 'polyclinic' for Beckenham - funded by a twenty-five year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal - has been given the go ahead.

8 Aug 07
Murphy welcomes development plans for Belfast Port
Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy, today praised the work of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners during a visit to the Port of Belfast.

8 Aug 07
Manchester estate gets PFI money
Over £100 million has been awarded to regenerate an estate in Manchester, under the government’s Housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI).

8 Aug 07
Delivery of new schools accelerates as 10th BSF Deal is signed
Contracts worth £2.5bn that will see education transformed in 139 secondary schools have now been signed in 10 Local Authorities across England.

7 Aug 07
Minister Dempsey launches new buses and a new service for Galway City
Mr Noel Dempsey TD, Minister for Transport today launched the first phase of Transport 21 funded buses in Galway City aimed at improving public transport services for the people of Galway.

7 Aug 07
New community hospital and health centre set to be one of the largest developments in Ashbourne
A landmark health construction project for Ashbourne is a step closer.

7 Aug 07
Pinsent Masons Advises Taylor Woodrow Construction on £320m Sheffield BSF Project
Construction and project specialists from international law firm Pinsent Masons have advised Taylor Woodrow Construction on Sheffield City Council's £320m pathfinder Building Schools for the Future ("BSF") project. The project reached financial close on 31 July 2007.

6 Aug 07
New prisons for London and Liverpool
The National Offender Management Service announced today two competitions for the provision of new prisons at Maghull in Liverpool and Belmarsh West in South London.

6 Aug 07
Margaret Beckett opens state-of-the-art medical centre in Derby
A new £4.1m healthcare facility in Derby is ‘just what the doctor ordered’. The new Village Community Medical Centre was officially opened recently by local MP Margaret Beckett, following 15 months of building work.

6 Aug 07
£18.5m upgrade for rail line
KEN Livingstone, Mayor of London, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of £18.5million in funding to upgrade the Gospel Oak to Barking line in north London.

3 Aug 07
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) New Branch
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (AIB) has established a lending branch in Toronto, Ontario, having received final regulatory approvals from the Irish and Canadian authorities.

3 Aug 07
Bechtel Completes Major Transportation Projects on Both U.S. Coasts
Bechtel this month celebrated coast-to-coast achievements with the completion of Washington state’s New Narrows Bridge and Virginia’s Springfield Interchange, two major contributions to their respective states' transportation infrastructure.

2 Aug 07
Norton Rose closes $2.1 billion financing of the KPPC aromatics project in Kuwait
The international legal practice, Norton Rose Group has advised the 19 Commercial and Islamic Mandated Lead Arrangers on the US$1.4 billion financing arrangements for the US$2.1 billion Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company aromatics project in Kuwait which reached financial close on 5th July 2007.

2 Aug 07
Camerons lands £163m projects purchase
CMS Cameron McKenna has landed its first role for property outsourcing giant Land Securities Trillium (LST) on its acquisition of AMEC’s Projects Investments business for £163.5m.

2 Aug 07
City libraries project one for record books
LAW firm Dickinson Dees has provided legal advice for a £40m PFI project to rebuild two Newcastle libraries.

1 Aug 07
DOT to unveil first 'public-private' toll road project
GAINESVILLE — After months considering which toll road projects to offer to the private sector for investment, the state Department of Transportation's staff expects to unveil its first project on the list Thursday, for expanding I-20 east of the Perimeter, DOT board members and staff said.

1 Aug 07
Coventry gets £300 million schools PFI
Coventry Council has approved what will be the city's biggest school building programme in over 50 years.

1 Aug 07
Lewisham Council and Regenter B3 enter PFI Partnership investing £165m into homes in Brockley
Regenter B3 is set to commence a £165m (NPV) PFI project to refurbish and manage over 1,200 local authority homes in Brockley, Lewisham, South East London.

30 Jul 07
Moody’s announces creation of new Global Project Finance Group
Moody’s Investors Service is pleased to announce the creation of a dedicated, cross-disciplinary analytical group focusing on project finance.

30 Jul 07
Hospital boss feeling positive about the future
AFTER a year of uncertainty, senior health managers are now optimistic about Whipps Cross University Hospital's chances for survival.

27 Jul 07
Legal Eye: PPP: playing the game
European football (aka soccer) is renowned for its fancy footwork, fast action and teamwork.

25 Jul 07
New community hospital and health centre set to be one of the largest developments in Ashbourne
A landmark health construction project for Ashbourne is a step closer.

25 Jul 07
Leisure centre plans are approved
THE Government has announced £30m of funding to provide two areas of Leeds with new leisure centres.

25 Jul 07
Blueprint for new Royal Liverpool Hospital unveiled
HOSPITAL leaders last night unveiled the blueprint for the future of Liverpool’s biggest hospital.

20 Jul 07
Starting from scratch
The London NHS plan suggests Gordon Brown means business on healthcare reform. Its architect, Sir Ara Darzi, tells John Carvel about hospital closures, politics and the need for major change.

19 Jul 07
John Laing plc appoints Chris Waples to the Board and structures the business for further growth
John Laing plc has recruited Chris Waples who is to be appointed to the Board in the newly created position of Operations Director with effect from 13 August 2007.

17 Jul 07
£59m housing scheme wins 'Excellence Award'
Regenter's £59 million Housing PFI in Canning Town has won a '4ps Excellence Award' for the Regeneration and Place Shaping Category.

16 Jul 07
Newham Council’s Canning Town housing PFI wins 4ps Excellence Award for Regeneration
The £59 million Canning Town Housing PFI, created and delivered by Regenter for the London Borough of Newham, won the prestigious 4ps Excellence Award for the Regeneration and Place Shaping Category.

16 Jul 07
Public/private sector initiative generates jobs for demobilized combatants
Colombia - A cooperation agreement signed this week in Colombia will generate 1,500 jobs in the ethanol production industry for demobilized combatants and vulnerable people.

16 Jul 07
THE State Government is meeting potential desalination partners as it decides how to build its propose
Advice is being prepared for Cabinet that will weigh the relative merits of three options, all of which have varying degrees of private sector involvement.

13 Jul 07
Justice ministry springs £1bn PFI prison surprise
A £1bn tranche of privately financed (PFI) prisons is about to be released by the new Ministry of Justice, CJ can exclusively reveal.

13 Jul 07
FINANCIAL REPORTING ADVISORY BOARD
BOARD ADVISES ON MAJOR CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL REPORTING

13 Jul 07
New partner announcement
Glasgow hire strengthens Construction and Special Projects team

12 Jul 07
Private Finance Initiative treatment projects (PFI) progress for waste
Four innovative projects to deliver major infrastructure for dealing with England’s waste have been given the go ahead to progress to the next stage in securing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits under Defra’s Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP).

12 Jul 07
£90 million to help cut Merseyside landfill waste
Plans to significantly increase Merseyside’s recycling rates and cut the amount of rubbish it sends to landfill were given a boost today, with the award of £90 million PFI credits.

11 Jul 07
Four Senior Appointments at John Laing Projects & Developments
John Laing Projects & Developments has appointed four senior managers to its growing team.

11 Jul 07
New medical centre for Tipton given the green light
A brand new £8.2m state-of-the-art health centre for the residents of Tipton is a step closer to becoming a reality.

10 Jul 07
Norton Rose closes US$2.4 billion Mesaieed ‘A’ IPP financing - largest power project to date in Qatar
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the project company, Mesaieed Power Company Limited, on the approximately US$2.4 billion (combined debt and equity) financing of a new gas-fired power generation facility with a capacity of 2000 MW which is under construction in Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar. The project company is owned by Marubeni Corporation (40%), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (40%) and Qatar Petroleum (20%).

10 Jul 07
£36m contract to bring extra rail carriages for London Overground
Transport for London (TfL) has placed a £36m order for an extra 36 rail carriages for the London Overground network. The carriages will be built by Bombardier Transportation at their plant in Derby.

10 Jul 07
4ps urges local authorities to consider LIFT
More local authorities should consider using Local Improvement Finance Trusts (LIFT) to deliver better social care and health services, according to 4ps, local government's partnerships and project delivery specialist.

9 Jul 07
nabCapital closes Boxwood PFI refinancing
nabCapital, the institutional banking and capital markets business of National Australia Bank, has closed the refinancing of Boxwood Leisure PFI Project, sponsored by Parkwood Project Management and Henderson Equity Partners.

6 Jul 07
Boost for RAF programme
A long-delayed £13bn private finance initiative programme to replace the Royal Air Force's ageing fleet of mid-air refuelling tankers received a boost yesterday, as the industrial consortium running the project launched a competition to raise £2bn of financing.

3 Jul 07
SITA Consortium takes the prize
In an unprecedented win for the waste sector, SITA Consortium has been voted best private sector consortium at the Public Private Finance Awards 2007.

2 Jul 07
Carillion hands over remaining Barnsley schools in £175m PFI project
Support services and construction company Carillion has handed over the remaining five Barnsley schools which were part of a major £175m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract both on time and to budget this week.

2 Jul 07
Metronet Rail BCV launches PPP Extraordinary Review
• Recovery of circa. £1 billion sought from London Underground

2 Jul 07
Governor seeks private partners
The private sector needs to step up and state legislators need to embrace private-public partnerships if the state’s proposed high-speed rail line is going to be built, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday.

2 Jul 07
John Laing plc appoints Lynn Macgregor as Group Finance Director
John Laing plc, the specialist owner, operator and manager of public sector infrastructure assets, has appointed Lynn Macgregor as its new Group Finance director with effect from 1 July 2007.

29 Jun 07
Financial Close on Second Phase of Three Shires PFI
Costain is pleased to announce that the Arden Partnership, its 50:50 joint venture with Alfred McAlpine, has reached financial close on The Leicester Project, the second of three phased Financial Closes to be achieved in the £76.5m Three Shires PFI Scheme. The deal was financed by NIBC Bank NV as Lead Arranger.

29 Jun 07
Chief Executive appointment Office of Government Commerce
The Prime Minister, with the agreement of the Chancellor, has appointed Nigel Smith as the new Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which leads the drive to modernise government procurement and deliver value for money.

29 Jun 07
New ERI deal will inject £32m into patient care
ALAN RODEN HEALTH REPORTER (aroden@edinburghnews.com)

28 Jun 07
Leicester company recognised nationally for health and community regeneration work
The work of Leicester-based Primary Plus, a joint venture company set up by John Laing and Bank of Scotland Corporate in 2002 to build new community health and social care centres across the country under the Government’s Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) initiative, has been recognised nationally.

27 Jun 07
A CHANGE INSTEAD OF A REST
If your first thoughts after putting pen to paper and signing That PPP completion 10 years ago were “thank God that’s that for the next 30 years” …. think again.

27 Jun 07
John Laing and Sodexho announce financial close on £361million hospital deal in North Staffs
Healthcare Support (North Staffs) Ltd, a consortium between John Laing Social Infrastructure (a division of John Laing plc) and Sodexho, has announced financial close on a £361million hospitals project in North Staffordshire.

26 Jun 07
Metronet commences proceedings to recover PPP additional costs from London Underground
Metronet Rail BCV Limited, responsible for the renewal of the London Tubes' Bakerloo, Central, Victoria, and Waterloo & City lines, announces that it has today given notice to London Underground of its intention to invite the PPP Arbiter to conduct an Extraordinary Review, in order to recover its significant additional costs on the project.

22 Jun 07
Hospitals: now it's 2013
2-year delay. Public-private partnership will save Quebec half a billion, Couillard

20 Jun 07
John Laing and Sodexho announce financial close on £361million hospital deal in North Staffs
Healthcare Support (North Staffs) Ltd, a consortium between John Laing Social Infrastructure (a division of John Laing plc) and Sodexho, has announced financial close on a £361million hospitals project in North Staffordshire.

20 Jun 07
JOHN LAING ANNOUNCES PROGRESS ON FIVE MAJOR PROJECTS
John Laing plc has recently made significant progress on five major projects.

20 Jun 07
NHS Lothian cuts down PFI repayments
Thanks to a refinancing deal on Edinburgh Royal Infirmary's PFI, NHS Lothian has reduced its charges to its private sector partner Consort Healthcare by more than £1m.

18 Jun 07
How green is winner of £140m schools contract?
Lib Dems clash over eco-credentials of firms renovating buildings

15 Jun 07
Norton Rose closes £165 million social housing deal
International legal practice Norton Rose has closed a £165 million social housing PFI deal for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited.

14 Jun 07
Norton Rose advise financial advisers on £170 million Matrix European Real Estate Investment Trust IPO
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised joint brokers and financial advisers Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and Cenkos Securities plc on the initial public offering (IPO) and subsequent listing of shares in Matrix European Real Estate Investment Trust (MEREIT) on the London Stock Exchange.

14 Jun 07
New rules may see PFI bid costs reimbursed
Bid costs for large one-off privately financed schemes could be reimbursed under new government guidelines due out later this year.

12 Jun 07
Rlys to sidetrack PPP for freight corridor
The funding plan for the dedicated freight corridor project is almost final now.

7 Jun 07
John Laing named preferred bidder for Advance
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust has formally appointed John Laing as preferred bidder for its £75 million scheme for the Advance project, a new mental health and learning disability development in Middlesbrough.

6 Jun 07
Veolia set to sign £500 million PFI deal in Berkshire
Veolia Environmental Services looks set to sign a £500 million PFI deal in west Berkshire which will include a new materials recycling facility (MRF) and an in-vessel composter.

6 Jun 07
Cullen opens N6 Tyrrellspass to Kilbeggan & N52 Mullingar to Belvedere national road project
Today, (Wednesday, 16 May 2007) sees the completion of two more national road projects under the Government’s investment programme Transport 21. Transport Minister, Martin Cullen officially opened the N6 Tyrrellspass to Kilbeggan and the N52 Mullingar to Belvedere schemes, both of which have been completed ahead of schedule and within budget.

5 Jun 07
London Borough of Croydon appoints Eversheds in groundbreaking public private partnership (PPP) model
International law firm Eversheds has today announced its appointment by the London Borough of Croydon to advise on its proposed partnership with the private sector.

5 Jun 07
Balfour Beatty appointed preferred bidder for £140m Islington Building Schools for the Future project
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction and services group, announces today that its specialist education PPP concession company, Transform Schools, has been appointed preferred bidder by Islington Council for the £140 million PPP concession to deliver all eight secondary schools and two pupil referral units under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

4 Jun 07
BAM PPP and DIF in joint venture for four UK PPP-projects

1 Jun 07
IPFA Jobs: IPFA are now recruiting.
Positions avaliable: Marketing Assistant & Marketing Executive

30 May 07
Bam recycles £20m of its equity invested in PPP projects
Bam, the European construction group based in Holland, is selling its equity stakes in four of its UK accommodation PPP schemes.

30 May 07
MoD Tops Public Private Finance Awards
The Ministry of Defence was the biggest single recipient of awards at this year’s Public Private Finance Awards, collecting a grand total of five.

30 May 07
Beachcroft concludes final "legacy" schools PFI project
National commercial law firm, Beachcroft LLP, has concluded the final schools PFI project to be promoted in England. Beachcroft advised Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council on a scheme that will provide two new secondary schools for local communities in Doncaster.

30 May 07
Two Alternatives For Tokyo 2016 Stadium
The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering a plan to build a major stadium as a metropolitan facility using the private finance initiative (PFI) formula if Tokyo wins the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, reports The Yomiuri Shimbun. The plan was to be presented at the Olympic bid’s executive board meeting Tuesday.

25 May 07
Commonwealth Nations look to Australia for Infrastructure Expertise
Top executives from key Commonwealth government agencies across Asia have gathered on the Gold Coast to discuss Public-Private Partnerships policy.

25 May 07
Glasgow prepares for £700m hospital PFI
NHS Greater Glasgow has published plans for a new adult acute hospital, a children's hospital and a laboratory facility in a major redevelopment of its Southern General Hospital campus.

24 May 07
NIBC raises first EUR 300 million with NIBC European Infrastructure Fund I
NIBC announces that its NIBC European Infrastructure Fund I C.V. has completed an initial fund raising for EUR 300 million with cornerstone investors ABP, PGGM and NIBC Bank. Final close of the fund at EUR 500 million (hard cap) is expected before the end of 2007.

24 May 07
Tokyo decides on waterfront stadium for 2016 bid
Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid committee has decided to construct a grand-scale waterfront main stadium if chosen to host the Games.

23 May 07
Dudley Hospital settlement boosts Sir Robert McAlpine
By Gregory Roumeliotis

22 May 07
Plans for £1bn PFI unveiled
By Gregory Roumeliotis

21 May 07
Gateways project gets the go-ahead
Public housing in the Clarkwell, Crossley and Primrose Bank estates will be transformed using £131 million of PFI money.

21 May 07
Mayer,Brown,Rowe & Maw advise senior leaders on the $60 million Munali nickel mining project in Zambia
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP's London mining finance group has advised the senior lenders, Barclays and the European Investment Bank (“EIB”), on the US$60 million senior debt facility for the development, construction costs and working capital for the Munali nickel mine in Zambia.

18 May 07
Archbishop to open £60m Lewisham Hospital extension
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to perform an official opening ceremony at the £60m ‘Riverside’ extension to Lewisham Hospital in London, on 21st May 2007.

18 May 07
National first as Pinsent Masons gives £22 million health scheme major LIFT
International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised BRAHM Fundco 1 Limited and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) on a £22 million healthcare deal which reached financial closure on 9 May 2007.

17 May 07
Update on PFI debt refinancing and the PFI equity market
Chairman: Edward Leigh MP

17 May 07
EC Harris to manage £18m of contracts for DTI
International consultancy EC Harris has won the managing agent contract with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and will manage all its outsourced services amounting to around £18million per annum.

16 May 07
Provisional backing for £750m Cambridgeshire waste PFI deal
Cambridgeshire county council chiefs have given the preliminary go-ahead to a £750 million project which will include an MBT and a visitor centre.

16 May 07
EC Harris to advise on Austria's first PPP roads deal
EC Harris has been selected without competition for a three year Technical Advisor role on the first PPP road deal in Austria.

15 May 07
PFI Waste Contract Signed
A new waste contract aimed at further reducing reliance on landfill while boosting recycling rates has been signed by Wrexham County Borough Council and Waste Recycling Group.

15 May 07
Council partnerships look for customers
Third-sector groups can benefit from shared infrastructure, says Sarah Arnott

15 May 07
New medical centre for Rainworth just what the doctor ordered
A £3m healthcare facility for Rainworth has now been completed, following 12 months of building work. The new medical centre was the first to be developed by North Nottinghamshire Local Improvement Finance Trust Company (LIFTCo) for Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) under a public private partnership agreement.

15 May 07
UK's largest PFI project wins double government award
The UK’s largest PFI project on which EC Harris acted as technical advisor has received two prestigious awards from the Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Lord Drayson.

15 May 07
EC Harris to deliver for Cardinal Health in Germany - May 8
EC Harris has been awarded the commission to deliver six pharmaceutical manufacturing units in Germany for global healthcare company, Cardinal Health.

14 May 07
EGIS PROJECTS, a shareholder of the concession company autobahnplus A8 GmbH (a+)
has reached financial close and started operation of the A8 motorway between Munich and Augsburg, the first A-Model project in Germany.

14 May 07
Norton Rose announces new tax partner in Paris
International legal practice, Norton Rose, today announced that Stéphane Salou is to join their Paris office as a tax partner. Stéphane joins from Orrick where he was a partner and head of corporate tax. At Norton Rose he will work with partner Laurence Toxé.

10 May 07
Heijmans maintains and manages Zeeland trunk roads - First multiple-year contract signed
's-Hertogenbosch - Construction and property company Heijmans / Heijmans (Building, Property Development, Infrastructure and Installation Engineering) has agreed a contract with Rijkswaterstaat Zeeland (the Zeeland Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management) to manage and maintain all trunk roads in that province.

9 May 07
Serbia Sign Highway Contract
A Spanish-Austrian consortium signed a contract Friday [30 March 2007] with the Serbian government on completing and maintaining a 350-kilometer-(220-mile)-long highway through Serbia over the next 25 years.

8 May 07
Key Role for Third Sector in Health Service Delivery
Specialist law firm The Projects Partnership, together with The Centre for Public Innovation, hosted a major conference on “New Directions in Health & Social Care

8 May 07
BAM PPP Reaches Financial Close on Solihull BSF
3 May 2007 – BAM PPP has reached financial close on Solihull Council’s £83m BSF project.

8 May 07
Wragge & Co closes £75 million Building Schools for the Future
Wragge & Co LLP PFI Team has helped Solihull Council bring a £75 million education project to financial close.

3 May 07
Transurban entitled to 95.34 per cent of Sydney Roads Group Securities

3 May 07
Norton Rose advises Federal Republic of Germany in first A model
Norton Rose has advised the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Bavaria in the country’s first so-called A model pilot project for the federal motorway A8 between Augsburg and Munich.

2 May 07
Secure Healthcare promises a new era in prisoner & offender healthcare & reduced rates of re-offending
The Projects Partnership advised Secure Healthcare, a pioneering new social enterprise, on its contract to provide healthcare services in London’s largest prison.

1 May 07
Revised Output specifications, Payment mechanism and Calibration Model
Following the revisions to the Payment Mechanism in February 2006, further work has been carried out post-consultation and a final version is now available. As part of this work the output specifications have been rewritten and a calibration model has been produced which is to be used by trusts to assist in calibrating the payment mechanism.

30 Apr 07
Hospital plans £50m rebuild of baby units
Another PFI project considered after acute wing delay

30 Apr 07
Barnsley Community Solutions proudly announces financial close of two NHS LIFT developments
Exciting times lay ahead for Barnsley as this week marks the financial close and therefore approval for construction to begin in May 2007 on Barnsley Community Solution's Grimethorpe and Cudworth developments; two state-of-the-art centres that will contribute significantly to the health, social and economic well-being of these areas as well as providing prosperity and opportunity for all.

30 Apr 07
Minister Cullen Announces Contract Signing for N6 Galway to Ballinasloe Road Project
Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, TD today (Wednesday, 4 April 2007) has announced that the contract for the N6 Galway to Ballinasloe road project - the second largest road scheme under Transport 21, at 57.6 km - has been awarded.

27 Apr 07
Energy decision makers back CO2 capture and storage technology
A new survey of over 500 key energy decision makers from across Europe has found a strong appetite for the development of CO2 capture and storage technologies in Europe as a way of reducing emissions of carbon dioxide. The survey was funded by the Research Directorate of the European Commission.

27 Apr 07
JBIC Signs Loan Agreement for Power Generation Project in Qatar
Supporting Japanese Firm’s Overseas IPP Project and strengthening the relationship with State of Qatar

27 Apr 07
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25 Apr 07
Wrexham in £20m PFI plan to build recycling plant
A cash injection of more than £20 million is to be given to a Welsh council to make its recycling ambitions a reality after 10 years of planning.

25 Apr 07
Political Uncertainty Concerns Leading Professionals
Burges Salmon's Projects Yearbook has revealed that political uncertainty is influencing the deal ‘pipeline’ for PFI/PPP projects. Although leading professionals in the sector remain positive about the long-term future, ahead of a likely Blair/Brown handover many feel less optimistic about the short term deal pipeline.

24 Apr 07
Lay a reporting system that tracks PPP’s health
Chennai, April 22: ‘Tube carries one billion passengers for first time,’ announces Transport for London (www.tfl.gov.uk) in a press release dated March 28.

24 Apr 07
Construction-risk concerns temper investor enthusiasm for PPPs, says S&P report

23 Apr 07
Planning for a modern Juba: the pitfalls in choosing partners
One year ago, a number of Southern Sudanese professionals and I agreed with the basic objectives of the government of the Southern Sudan on the need to harness existing human and physical resources and build the institutional capacity to undertake some of the pertinent and urgent reconstruction and development priorities.

23 Apr 07
Norton Rose announces new oil and gas partner in Singapore
Norton Rose, the international legal practice, today announced that Alex Cull is to join their Singapore office as a partner in the energy team.

20 Apr 07
The EU Finances Privatization Of Water
Since 2005, the European Union has provided funding to the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), a public-private consortium in charge of providing technical assistance in processes of privatization of infrastructure for vital public needs such as water or sanitation.

20 Apr 07
Sydney Roads Group (SRG) Finalisation of discussions
with Industry Funds Management and Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales consent

17 Apr 07
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and Gulf One Investment Bank BSC(c)
sign cooperation agreement for financial advice in the energy and natural resources sectors

16 Apr 07
Omagh seeks PFI consortium
A hospital trust in Northern Ireland has put out a tender for the redevelopment of the Omagh Hospital complex in a PFI contract valued between £130m and £150m.

16 Apr 07
Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Cowen, T.D., announces publication of legislation
to establish the Centre of Expertise for the procurement of Public Private Partnership projects in the National Development Finance Agency

16 Apr 07
EC Harris continues to expand affordable housing offering in the Midlands

16 Apr 07
EC Harris project manages state-of-the-art lecture theatre
One of the largest lecture theatres in any UK higher education institution is set to be formally named later this month thanks to EC Harris.

16 Apr 07
INDIA: NTC to revamp two textile mills in Tamil Nadu
MUMBAI: The National Textile Corporation (NTC) has identified two mills in Tamil Nadu- Coimbatore Spinning and Weaving Mills and Sri Sarada Mills of Coimbatore for modernization.

16 Apr 07
Healthy deals for Yorkon
OFF-SITE construction specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon, has won a series of new contracts, valued at £8m, in the health sector.

13 Apr 07
Baker & McKenzie Grabs Five Projects Deal of The Year Awards for 2006
Singapore, 9 April 2007 – 2006 was a very successful year for Baker & McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Energy, Mining, Chemicals and Infrastructure industry team with five of the group’s deals winning ‘Deal of the Year’ awards from the Region’s leading industry and legal publications These include:

11 Apr 07
Norton Rose announces new climate change and carbon finance partner
Norton Rose, the international legal practice, today announced that Anthony Hobley is to join their London office as a partner and head of the firm’s Global Climate Change and Carbon Finance Practice.

11 Apr 07
Norton Rose advises HVB on €2bn acquisition of UBM’s investment banking business
The transaction was a key step in the re-organisation of the UniCredit Group after the acquisition of HVB by UniCredit. The deal involved a number of complex legal issues, mainly driven by the cross-border character of the transaction.

10 Apr 07
Norton Rose announces new partner to head contentious insurance and reinsurance practice
Norton Rose, the international legal practice, today announced that Michael Mendelowitz is to join the firm in London as a partner and to head the contentious insurance and reinsurance practice.

10 Apr 07
Transurban’s Offer for SRG goes unconditional
Transurban Group (Transurban: TCL) today declared its Offer for Sydney Roads Group (SRG) to be unconditional and urged SRG Security Holders to accept.

10 Apr 07
Balfour Beatty reaches financial close for £36 million Derby City PFI street lighting contract
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment group, announces today that Connect Roads, its specialist PFI road and street lighting arm, has reached financial close on the £36 million PFI street lighting concession for Derby City Council.

10 Apr 07
Sri Lanka on course to reducing poverty by half
halving its poverty levels, according to Richard Vokes, Country Director for the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

5 Apr 07
Minister highlights PPP concept in development
Seminars and workshops of various fields have been organised to further explore the concept of PPP (Public-Private Partnership) and identify its uses and benefits to Brunei Darussalam.

5 Apr 07
Norton Rose Paris wins first ever French provisional enforcement
International legal practice Norton Rose, in Paris, acted on behalf of Gemplus International SA (leader of the smart card industry, now become Gemalto) to obtain the enforcement of an €80 million arbitral award against Mr. Lassus, its former CEO and founder, in reimbursement of unpaid loans. The decision was rendered on 22 February 2007.

4 Apr 07
Public-private contracts more lucrative in China
DEVELOPING public-private partnerships (PPPs) in China is more lucrative for domestic companies than bidding for business in Australia.

4 Apr 07
Norton Rose advise on innovative retrocession securitisation financing by Puma Capital
International legal practice Norton Rose has advised Dresdner Kleinwort as arranger and Bermudan reinsurer Bridge Re on a US$182.5 million eleven tranche Note and preference share securitisation financing by Cayman Islands issuer Puma Capital Limited, which closed on 23 March 2007.

4 Apr 07
£2.4 BILLION RAIL EXPANSION PROGRAMME UNVEILED
A £2.4bn programme of rail expansion was unveiled by Network Rail today as it outlined its spending plans over the next two years.

3 Apr 07
High-tech plan is old-style project

3 Apr 07
Norton Rose closes financing of Europe’s largest ever bioethanol plant
A team from Norton Rose has acted for SG, Calyon and RBS on the project financing of the bioethanol plant to be developed by Ensus Group at Teesside.

2 Apr 07
JBIC Signs Loan Agreement for Power Generation Project in Jordan
Providing Loan on a Project Finance basis for First IPP Project in Jordan

30 Mar 07
Australian business set to cash in on PPP boom in Asia
We are likely to see huge growth in Private Public Partnership (PPP) activity in Asia over the next five years with infrastructure investment recommended to grow to US2.6 trillion.

29 Mar 07
Slough Borough Council appoints Atkins to help revolutionise its transport infrastructure
Atkins has been appointed by Slough Borough Council for the provision of Highway and Transportation consultancy services across the borough.

29 Mar 07
Project Financing for Wind Power Project in Republic of Bulgaria
Supporting First Joint Implementation Project Implemented by Japanese Firm

28 Mar 07
Advisory Board Welcomes Public Sector Move to Implementing International Financial Reporting Standards
The Financial Reporting Advisory Board (the Board), in its last annual report, expressed the view that the government should take the lead in adopting IFRS following the requirement for listed companies to prepare their consolidated accounts in accordance with IFRS adopted by the EU, and preferably no later than the ASB’s proposed ‘big bang’ approach to convergence for remaining private sector bodies.

28 Mar 07
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking celebrates an award-winning project finance year
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has been recognised as one of the

28 Mar 07
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking’s Export Finance leadership continues to be recognised
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking continues to be recognised for its expertise in export finance, with several awards and the best ranking position for 2006, including:

28 Mar 07
Bus route development grants
Four projects aiming to improve local bus services in Edinburgh and Inverness are to share £2.8 million from the Executive's Bus Route Development Grant Scheme.

27 Mar 07
Brazil: Public Private Partnerships In Brazil - The First Experiences*
The Brazilian program of projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Law, which was enacted in December 2004, has not quite been able to take off yet. Several reasons - including the political stir caused by president's Lula reelection late in 2006 - have caused the federal program to be postponed many times. Most importantly, there appear to have been a general underestimate of the time that these complex projects may take.

26 Mar 07
Govt. permits public-private partnership in infrastructure
The government has approved changes in the procedures for allowing public-private partnerships in infrastructure projects.

21 Mar 07
Speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
to the World Bank Conference on the Clean Energy Investment Framework, London EC2.

21 Mar 07
Cairns Awards £122m Contract for Wastewater Treatment
Regional Development Minister, David Cairns, announced that Glen Water has been awarded a £122 million contract for waste water treatment.

20 Mar 07
IFC to invest $5 bn in India, to set up PPP advocacy unit
NEW DELHI, MAR 14 : International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, on Wednesday said it will be investing $500 million across various segments in India by year ending June 30, 2007, and setting up an advocacy facility for forging public-private partnerships for infrastructure development.

20 Mar 07
Minister Digs Construction Milestone as Convention Centre Bookings Pass $100 Million Mark

20 Mar 07
New leader to meet Belfast growth challenge
EC Harris has appointed Colm Lavery to lead its Belfast office.

19 Mar 07
Balfour Beatty awarded £111 Million New Design and Build Contracts by Grosvenor in Liverpool
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment group, announces today that it has been awarded design and build contracts worth £111 million by Grosvenor, the privately-owned international property group, for the Paradise Project in Liverpool.

19 Mar 07
Melbourne Wins Global Science Convention Bid

19 Mar 07
Metronet responds to PPP Arbiter's Guidance on additional costs
London: 13 March, 2007. Metronet Rail, the organisation responsible for the renewal of two-thirds of the Tube, today responded to the publication by the Office of the Public Private Partnership Arbiter (OPPPA) of guidance related to Metronet's request in November 2006 on the treatment of a range of investments at a possible Extraordinary Review.

16 Mar 07
Forum Continues to Drive a Common Approach To PPPs
A third meeting of the National Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Forum continued to drive a consistent approach to the delivery of PPPs nationally, NSW Finance Minister Michael Costa said today.

16 Mar 07
Speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP to the World Bank Conference on the Clean Energy Investment Framework, London EC2.

16 Mar 07
2nd PPP Project Close for Bilfinger Berger BOT in Scotland
Clackmannanshire Schools Education Partnership yesterday reached Financial Close on the Clackmannanshire Schools PPP Project.

16 Mar 07
Pike announces children's hospital shortlist

15 Mar 07
Show on the Road
Can private-public toll partnerships revolutionize the way we drive?

15 Mar 07
Cullen welcomes delivery of new fleet for Iarnród Éireann
Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen TD, together with CIÉ Chairman, Dr John Lynch, today (Tuesday 6 March 2007) welcomed the arrival into Dublin Port of the first of the 183 new state-of-the-art railcars on order from Mitsui/Rotem/Tokyu Car Corporation to service the Irish Intercity rail network.

15 Mar 07
National PPP Projects Approach $20 Billion
The value of Australia’s Public Private Partnership market is approaching $20 billion according to figures revealed at a National PPP Forum in Melbourne today.

15 Mar 07
Old school buildings must benefit young
Plans to reuse a host of soon-to-be-empty school buildings will hinge on whether children and young people will benefit, education chiefs said last night.

14 Mar 07
Joint Communique
First Ministerial Partnerships Forum Held

14 Mar 07
BELB announce Amey-led consortium as preferred bidder for schools project
The Belfast Education and Library Board today announced the appointment of the Belfast Schools Partnership (BSP), as Preferred Bidder for the Belfast Education and Library Board Strategic Partnership Project.

13 Mar 07
The expansion plans for Galway’s Ceannt Station and improvements in bus and rail services for Galway
Transport Minister, Martin Cullen TD was in Galway today (Thursday 22 February 2007) where he announced details, together with CIÉ Chairman Dr. John Lynch, of a CIÉ proposal for the development and expansion of Galway’s Ceannt Railway Station and for improvements in both Irish Rail and Bus Éireann services in the Galway area.

13 Mar 07
National PPP Market To Benefit Public and Private Sectors
The co-ordinated development of a national market for Public Private Partnerships will deliver better value for Governments and project bidders, Victorian Treasurer John Brumby said today.

13 Mar 07
Learning21 appointed to £210m Building Schools for the Future project
Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, is delighted to announce a preferred bidder partner for Lewisham Council’s massive school redevelopment programme.

12 Mar 07
Education minister defends private partnerships
Education Minister Ron Liepert says critics shouldn't knock public-private partnerships for building schools until they try them.

12 Mar 07
Future of European emissions trading manifesto launched
UK business, government and the environmental lobby today joined forces to call on their European counterparts to help secure the future of the carbon trading market.

12 Mar 07
Cullen announces €86 million capital grants package for the regional airports
Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen TD, today (Wednesday 21 February 2007) together with his colleague Minister of State, Pat the Cope Gallagher, announced that the Government has given approval for capital grants amounting to €86 million for the country’s six regional airports from within the €100 million earmarked for these airports under Transport 21, the Government’s investment programme for transport.

12 Mar 07
Client Update: Energy – 1 March 2007
Queensland bans nuclear facilities

12 Mar 07
Minchin Welcomes State Support on PPPs
Federal Finance Minister, Senator Nick Minchin has welcomed the Victorian Government’s call for States to cooperate on public-private partnerships (PPPs).

12 Mar 07
PPP in Nigeria; PPP Prospects in Nigeria what a Foreign Investor Needs to Know

9 Mar 07
GRD subsidiary wins $5bn UK waste management contract
GRD Limited (GRD) subsidiary Global Renewables announced it had signed a $5 billion Waste Private Finance Initiative (“PFI”) contracts in the UK, partnering with Lend Lease Corporation Limited (LLC) subsidiary, Bovis Lend Lease.

9 Mar 07
Public-Private Partnerships for Research and Innovation: An Evaluation of The Australian Experience
The OECD Growth Study draws a conclusion towards governments and the use of public-private partnerships (PPP).

9 Mar 07
Funding of €78 million for 33 new intercity railcars to service Athlone, Portlaoise and Carlow
The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen T.D. has announced today (Friday 2 March 2007) that he has approved Government funding under Transport 21, of €78 million for new intercity railcars to service Athlone, Portlaoise and Carlow.

8 Mar 07
Standard & Poor’s Project Finance Risk Analysis Training
S&P senior analysts will conduct this interactive programme

8 Mar 07
Eversheds acts as £1 billion Holt Town development gets go ahead
International law firm Eversheds today announced it has advised Citibas Investments Ltd on the Holt Town Waterfront scheme which Manchester City Council have now committed to.

8 Mar 07
Northumberland facility approved
An £11 million integrated waste management facility (IWMF) has been approved by Northumberland County Council (NCC) at the second time of asking.

8 Mar 07
Allens Arthur Robinson again ranked number one Australian legal adviser in global project finance deal
Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) was again entrusted with a greater dollar amount of project finance deals in 2006 than any other Australian firm, according to the Dealogic Global Project Finance Review.

7 Mar 07
Lancashire signs £2bn PFI waste contract
The Lancashire Waste Partnership has signed its £2 billion PFI waste disposal contract with Australian firm Global Renewables and construction company Bovis Lend Lease.

7 Mar 07
Lambeth is London Leader in Building Schools for the Future
Lambeth is the first council in London to start constructing new schools as part of its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. This represents a major achievement for the borough, which was one of the authorities included as part of Wave 2 funding of the national BSF programme.

7 Mar 07
ODA calls for world-class business performance to help deliver London 2012 Games
The Procurement Policy launched by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has set out the values and qualities it would like to see from companies bidding for ODA contracts.

2 Mar 07
EC Harris strengthens public sector expertise in Manchester
International consultants EC Harris have strengthened their public sector team in the North West with the appointment of Richard Henshaw.

1 Mar 07
CU proud advisers on award-winning NSBT project
Brisbane, 1 March 2007: Queensland's landmark North-South Bypass Tunnel (NSBT) project continues to receive recognition at both an international and domestic level, capping off a rewarding role for Clayton Utz as legal advisors to the project sponsor, Brisbane City Council.

27 Feb 07
PFI for a new Queen Elizabeth Hospital?
A brand new Queen Elizabeth Hospital could be built under a £100m private finance deal - because it would be cheaper than modernising the current site.

27 Feb 07
Elbit Systems Awarded a PFI Contract to Establish and Operate Israeli Air Force "Tzofit" (Beechcraft)
Potential Revenues Expected to Exceed $15 Million

27 Feb 07
UK PFI Projects Top £8bn in 2006 as PPP elsewhere in Europe Gathers Momentum
A total of 55 UK PFI deals worth £8.6bn were signed in 2006, second only to 2002 which included the £18bn contracts for the London Underground.

27 Feb 07
McGrigors advises on circa £104 million Dundee Schools Project
UK law firm McGrigors LLP has further established its strength in the PFI/education sector having advised Ambac Assurance UK Limited (Ambac UK) in the circa £104 million Dundee Schools PFI project for Dundee City Council.

26 Feb 07
Expansion of public-private partnerships in the pipeline
Cape Town - There are now 17 public-private partnerships (PPPs) in operation, and agreements for six projects have been finalised for 2006/07, according to the national treasury's 2007 Budget Review, tabled to parliament yesterday by Trevor Manuel.

23 Feb 07
PPP transforms Plot 21
GABORONE - Government has signed the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract agreement with Plot 21 Investment for the construction of a four-storey building in Gaborone.

23 Feb 07
“A great day for education in the Borders” - £70m PPP contract signed
Scottish Borders Council yesterday (31 January 2007) reached agreement with the Scottish Borders Education Partnership Consortium (SBEP) to provide three new high schools in Berwickshire (Duns), Earlston and Eyemouth through a £70m Public Private Partnership (PPP).

22 Feb 07
Société Générale Corporate and & Investment Banking announces.
the coming into force of the export financing package for the development of the Phu My Bridge, Ho Chi Minh City

21 Feb 07
Cullen announces €86 million capital grants package for the regional airports
Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen TD, today (Wednesday 21 February 2007) together with his colleague Minister of State, Pat the Cope Gallagher, announced that the Government has given approval for capital grants amounting to €86 million for the country’s six regional airports from within the €100 million earmarked for these airports under Transport 21, the Government’s investment programme for transport.

21 Feb 07
Climate change: EU agrees new greenhouse gas emissions targets
Yesterday (20 February), European Union environment ministers approved a new set of greenhouse gas emissions targets to be met by 2020.

20 Feb 07
Start Signalled For £76 Million Public Private Partnership Project in Ayrshire
South Ayrshire Council’s ambitious £76 million Public Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative to significantly improve its School Estate is now under way!

20 Feb 07
"A great day for education in the Borders" as £70m PPP contract signed
Scottish Borders Council yesterday (31 January 2007) reached agreement with the Scottish Borders Education Partnership Consortium (SBEP) to provide three new high schools in Berwickshire (Duns), Earlston and Eyemouth through a £70m Public Private Partnership (PPP).

20 Feb 07
BSF REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE

20 Feb 07
Roads Minister opens £8.45m Blackbrook bypass in St Helens
The new £8.45 million Blackbrook bypass in St Helens was opened today by Roads Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman.

20 Feb 07
McClure Naismith Solicitors – Projects Group
Winter / Spring Breakfast Seminar Programme for London

16 Feb 07
Cullen turns sod on Phase 2 of Waterford to Dublin
A sod of County Kilkenny earth was turned today (Monday, 12th February 2007) at Mullinavat by Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, T.D., to mark the commencement of Phase 2 of the M/N9 Waterford to Dublin road project.

15 Feb 07
Paul Bryans and David Thomas appointed Directors at Operis
Operis Business Engineering Ltd is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Paul Bryans and David Thomas as Directors.

14 Feb 07
Transroute International opens the Dublin Port Tunnel to traffic
The Dublin Port Tunnel is now opened to traffic for all vehicles since 28th January 2007. Transroute International, a subsidiary of Groupe Egis, is in charge of all operating services, including toll collection. The tunnel opened to Heavy Goods Vehicles (“HGV”) traffic on 20th of December 2006, in the presence of the Irish Prime Minister (An “Taoiseach”, Mr Bertie Ahern).

14 Feb 07
Infrastructure’s a 3-letter word
This month will see three important policy decisions being taken. As the Budget session approaches, the troika of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel could help pave the way to keep the India growth story on track. The keyword for this troika: infrastructure. The key expression of this keyword: public private partnerships (PPP).

14 Feb 07
New structure for waste PFI
A streamlined process for applying to Defra for waste PFI credits has been announced today.

14 Feb 07
Kier says won 170 mln stg housing management contract from Harlow council
LONDON (AFX) - Kier Group PLC, the construction and services company, has been awarded a 170 mln stg public private partnership (PPP) contract with Harlow District Council to outsource the town's council housing, streets and grounds maintenance under the government's Best Value programme.

14 Feb 07
£3.9million to finish overhaul of city schools
THE final part of a multimillion-pound fund to overhaul Sunderland's secondary education will be approved this week.

7 Feb 07
Egis Projects is awarded a major Open Road Tolling project in Canada
In June 2006, the Greater Vancouver Transport Authority, TransLink, issued a request for proposals for the turn-key supply of an electronic tolling system and its operation for the new Golden Ears Bridge east of Vancouver. During the whole bidding phase, TransLink was assisted by the consultancy firms KPMG, Delcan and Farris.

7 Feb 07
Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Cowen, T.D., announcement
Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Cowen, T.D., announces publication of legislation to establish the Centre of Expertise for the procurement of Public Private Partnership projects in the National Development Finance Agency

7 Feb 07
Cullen publishes Report of Public Inquiry on proposed Glounthaune to Midleton Rail project
Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, T.D., announced today (Thursday 1st February 2007) that he has published the Report of the Public Inquiry held under the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act, 2001 on the proposed Glounthaune to Midleton Rail Project.

7 Feb 07
Allens Arthur Robinson again ranked number one Australian legal adviser in global project finance deal

6 Feb 07
LARGEST PPP TRANSACTION IN AUSTRALIA INCLUDES FGIC GUARANTY
FGIC Corporation, the parent company of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, announced today that FGIC has guaranteed 50% of both the senior and junior debt issued by Reliance Rail Finance Pty Limited (Reliance Rail) for the design, manufacturing and maintenance of railway cars to be used in Sydney and New South Wales.

6 Feb 07
Mumbai to have 2nd Int`l airport by 2013
AAI and CIDCO will hold 13% each while the private player will hold a 74% stake. The bidding process and selection of JV partners would be completed within 2007

6 Feb 07
John Laing to acquire its first healthcare assets in Canada
John Laing, the le