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Proximo Infra
Proximo’s journalists discuss a range of topics with industry experts from across the project finance, energy, and infrastructure space. For more information about Proximo, please visit proximoinfra.com
This week I'm talking to Andrew Doyle, Executive director for Power & Renewables at MUFG, about the state of Hydrogen project financings in Europe. Topics discussed include MUFG’s involvement in this space, hurdles to bankability, project financing structures that work and if there is a business case for retrofitting natural gas infrastructure.
Proximo interviews Hamish Mackenzie, a managing partner and head of infrastructure at DWS, about the future of the e-bus sector. Topics discussed include the attractiveness of the sector to private equity investors, the most viable financing structures for e-bus projects, and potential competition from hydrogen buses.
Proximo interviews Patryk Figiel, Partner and Head of the Energy & Infrastructure practice of the Warsaw office of Linklaters, about financing the Polish offshore wind market and the wider offshore potential in the Baltic.
Proximo talks to Rainer Bucher, an executive director at BCI, about Chile's Small Means of Distributed Generation (PMGD) programme. Topics include the history of the PMGD programme, the benefits of distributed solar for Chile, recent regulatory changes to the PMGD scheme, and any alterations to PMGD project financings as a result of the new regulation.
Proximo interviews Joe Robinson, an ESG manager at Equitix, about the growing trend of consumer-led investing and how it is shaping the infrastructure and project finance markets.
Proximo interviews Claire Barclay, a partner at Pinsent Masons, about South African infrastructure development, including sectors such as rail, ports, water, and student housing.
Proximo talks to Rodrigo Delaveau, a legal counsellor and head of Public Law at Chilean Legal Firm, Morales & Besa about how the drafting of Chile's new constitution will affect the the country's approach to the energy transition.
Proximo talks to Abhishek Gupta, associate director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute and the head of infraMetrics product development, about 'Infrastructure Strategy 2022. A Pivot to the Digital Frontier' - a new report from Boston Consulting Group and EDHECinfra.
Proximo talks to Paul Colatrella, Managing Director at Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt (US) and Head of Fiera's US-based Infrastructure Debt Team in New York, about debt funds and their role in the North American project and infrastructure finance market.
Sustainability-linked loans have become increasingly common corporate finance and refinancing products. But can they really work in greenfield project finance? Tom Nelthorpe discusses market drivers and deal mechanics with Jennifer Charles, a senior associate at Watson Farley & Williams.
Proximo talks to Ferhat Afkar, a senior associate at Ginting & Reksodiputro in association with Allen & Overy, about the growth of the floating solar sector as a project finance asset class.
Proximo talks to Daniel Riordan, global head of political risk & credit at Vantage, about what the current unsettled political environment might mean for political risk insurance demand and product evolution.
Proximo talks to Allan Marks, partner at Milbank, about President Biden's Build Back Better Bill and it's potential impact.
Proximo talks to Jason Segal, a managing partner at Javelin Capital, about the future of the renewables market in the Dominican Republic.
Proximo talks to John Casola, chief investment officer at the Canada Infrastructure Bank, about the evolution of public-private infrastructure in Canada.
Proximo talks to Anne Lapierre about the implications of the COP26 climate conference for project finance and infrastructure development.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Proximo discusses the battery storage and e-bus sectors with Nicholas Beatty, founder director at Zenobe Energy.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Proximo talks to Denham Capital's Scott Mackin about Denham’s Sustainable Infrastructure debt platform.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this special episode we talk all things digital infrastructure with Tom Yanagi, managing director, head of capital markets at Digital Bridge, and Quynh Tran, co-head of infrastructure at SMBC.
Focusing specifically on the different types of financing options available to active players in the digital infrastructure space, Proximo, Tom, and Quynh explore how project finance works in the sector, how non-bank lending plays a role, and what the greatest risks and challenges are for the industry over the next few years.
Proximo talks to Brad Fierstein, a principal at Apollo Global Management, about the future of the US offshore wind sector following the closing of the Vineyard Wind project financing.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Proximo talks to Highfield Energy's Peter Kavanagh about the Rosspile and Gillinstown solar PV projects in Ireland.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Proximo discusses the impact of both Covid-19 and climate change on the roads sector with Fernando Rodriguez Marin, a partner at Bracewell.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Proximo talks to Aaron Smith, chief commercial officer at Principle Power, about the latest developments in the floating offshore wind sector.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this week's episode, Proximo Infra talks to Rolf Huber about his green hydrogen company H2 Energy and the green hydrogen sector more broadly.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This episode features an interview with Pierre Georges from S&P Global Ratings, who discusses his recent report 'The Energy Transition and the Diverging Path for European Utilities'.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ian Cogswell of Portland Advisors and CCC Training joins this week's podcast to discuss the oil and gas sector in relation to Covid-19.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This episode features an interview with Arup's Jonathan Turton about UK infrastructure investment in the wake of Covid-19.
Music:
Limit 70 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week's Proximo Weekly Digest features special guest Darryl Murphy, head of infrastructure at Aviva Investors. Darryl gives us his top story of the week as well as some helpful tips for working from home.