Andy Thomson
Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
It’s ultimately in the best of interests of fund managers to accept tax increases, such as the UK's new 28% capital gains rate, and move on.
Headed by Novera Energy founder David Scaysbrook, the team will make direct investments in areas including wind farms and solar projects.
The African mid-market must move beyond attracting ‘social’ capital and justify pure commercial investment, the CEO of Jacana Venture said during the PEI Africa Forum Tuesday.
Global Infrastructure Partners and Montagu Private Equity have agreed to acquire Greenstar, a UK waste management firm, for £135m.
The London-based environment-focused fund manager and adviser has established a new European renewable energy infrastructure asset management team headed by former Infracapital Partners principal Stephen Lilley.
Mid Europa Partners has made its first investment in renewable energy since the firm decided to make it a core target sector nine months ago.
Sir Adrian Montague has been appointed as the new chairman of listed UK investment group 3i, replacing Baroness Hogg as she takes the helm of the UK's Financial Reporting Council.
The emerging markets specialist has launched a new energy supply and services business in tandem with Singapore-listed corporate KS Energy, which is chaired by Indonesian entrepreneur Kris Wiluan.
Alinda Capital Partners, the New York-based infrastructure fund manager which closed a new fund on $4bn earlier this year, has made a major move into the US gas storage market through the $505m NorTex Gas Storage Company deal.
Macquarie Funds Group has hired former Partners Group executive Mike Siebert, who joined the firm’s Sydney office when it was launched in April 2008.