Rouhan Sharma

United Kingdom

Senior South Asia Correspondent at Ion Group

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Swiss Life AM's agri infra bet on vertical farms

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) Swiss Life Asset Managers has made an early move into vertical farming through its value-add infrastructure strategy. It is betting that controlled environment agriculture is ready to become a stable infrastructure business once the right contracts are in place. Stefano Berra reports. If you thought growing salad would never be an infrastructure business, you might have to think again.
WestWind, Shell market 12 GW Australian wind developer

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) Germany’s WestWind Energy and Shell Energy Operations have mandated Lazard Australia to sell Australian wind farm developer, WestWind Energy Development, according to multiple sources. “Onshore wind continues to be an important part of our strategy,” said a Shell spokesperson.
Adani in talks with SBI to finance Navi Mumbai airport second phase

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) Adani Group’s Navi Mumbai International Airport is in talks with its existing lender, State Bank of India, to finance the second phase of its construction, the airport’s CEO BVJK Sharma told Infralogic today. The airport’s second terminal will have an annual capacity of 30 million passengers, Sharma said. He was speaking to Infralogic in Mumbai on the sidelines of the Inter Passenger Terminal Show, hosted by trade shows specialist Media Fusion.
Industry upbeat on Texas as anti-renewables bills fall

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) Renewable investors and sponsors in Texas breathed a sigh of relief last week after the 89th Texas Legislature failed to pass a suite of bills that could have dramatically slowed development in the sector. Despite the traction of measures hindering renewables across two prior sessions,industry insiders tell Infralogic their confidence in the state’s energy sector remains unshaken.
3i seeks EUR 1bn-plus valuation for TCR

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) The upcoming sale by 3i Infrastructure of its airport equipment company TCR could fetch an equity value of over EUR 1bn, sources said. The UK investor is currently in the process of collecting pitches from banks for the sale of its entire stake in the business, the largest independent lessor of airport ground support equipment operating at over 230 airports across more than 20 countries.
QIC’s second infra debt fund reaches first close

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) QIC has reached a first close of USD 430m for its second infrastructure debt fund, according to a source familiar with the situation. Pension funds, insurance companies, and fund-of-funds from North America, Asia and Australia have committed capital to the vehicle that launched in late 2023.
Diversification key for Macquarie’s APAC strategy

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) Multiple global shocks have reinforced the need to invest in a broad range of assets, Macquarie’s Asia chief tells Jessica Wong. Macquarie sees diversification as the “main principle” for the Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund (MAIF) series, Verena Lim, CEO of Macquarie Group Asia, told Infralogic.
Carlyle-backed Wyyerd Fiber starts sale process

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

Fiber-to-the-home company Wyyerd Fiber is working with TD Securities on a sale process, said sources familiar with the matter. The auction process is in the early stages, the sources said. The Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake in Wyyerd in early 2021, according to a Federal Communications Commission filing in February of that year. Since then, the company has grown through asset acquisitions and organic initiatives.
OMERS, CIC plan motorway services operator sale

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) OMERS Infrastructure and China Investment Corporation (CIC) are considering to sell their stakes in Tank & Rast, Germany’s largest motorway service operator. OMERS has appointed UBS to explore options for its 25% interest in the business, including a potential sale, sources said.
Octopus Energy plots equity raise

1 month ago | ionanalytics.com | Rouhan Sharma

News (Intelligence) London-headquartered Octopus Energy has begun a fundraising exercise to secure up to GBP 500m as it looks to grow its energy retail and generation businesses globally, sources said. Octopus Energy, an electricity retailer and renewables fund manager part of the larger Octopus Group, is working with KPMG on the upcoming investment round, said the sources.