Features

Ireland’s PPP industry ground to a halt following the banking collapse. But as delegates at a recent PPP Bulletin conference heard, the tide appears to have turned. James Kenny reports Read more...

As European government agencies search for alternative financing for PPP projects, Fasken Martineau partners David Little and Sean Morley explain how Canadian bond financing could be the answer Read more...

Despite continued protests and increased austerity measures, Europe’s most distressed markets may be through the worst of the economic gloom. Aaron Weinman investigates how the PIIGS region is using PPP s to resurrect their battered economies Read more...

After France’s leader Francois Hollande re-affirmed his commitment to the PPP strategy, the market has seen a resurgence. But the regional town halls will decide the future of PPP in the country, not the Élysée Palace, reports Aaron Weinman Read more...

The French market is still busy, but the recent failure to reach financial close on the A355 shows the current unease around traffic risk. What's the future for PPPs in France, asks Jean-Francis Dusch at Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild Read more...

Vulnerable UK consultants are being snapped up by foreign giants. But with little pipeline in the UK market, what exactly are they up to, asks PPP Bulletin Editor Colin Leopold Read more...

Asset financing - from a five-year lease contract to a 25-year PPP - is taking on an increasingly critical role in the development of city infrastructure, writes David Martin, general manager, Siemens Financial Services Read more...

Not one project followed in the three years after Poland’s first PPP law in 2005. Now it's jumping into pilot hospitals PPPs and road concessions. Craig MacDougall at Davis Langdon asks why Read more...

After much stalling from the Spanish government, what PPPs can investors expect from its Extraordinary Investment Plan, asks Carlos Martínez García-Loygorri, director at contractor Cyopsa-Sisocia Read more...

As Spanish and French markets slowed after the financial crisis, German PPPs showed their highest growth yet, writes Roland W Chalons-Brown, chief executive of Siemens´ Financial Services Division Read more...

Ukraine’s recent moves on PPP legislation may pose more questions than answers, write Wolfram Rehbock, senior partner, and Olena Bondarenko, associate, Arzinger law firm Read more...

Refinancing in the PPP market has almost disappeared, but there are ways to reinvigorate it, by Laughlan Waterston, head of infrastructure and PPP, SMBC Read more...

Turkey is lagging behind Kuwait and Egypt in its approach to PPP delivery, write Barry Francis and Robert Graham at international law firm Pinsent Masons Read more...

As developing countries jump on the PPP bandwagon, procurement models are evolving at pace. Is the UK’s approach in danger of becoming outdated, asks PPP Bulletin Editor Colin Leopold Read more...

The financial downturn has not diminished scope for infrastructure projects in Europe, explains Johannes Schmidt, Chief executive of Equity & Project Finance, Siemens Financial Services Read more...

Everyone thinks a UK green investment bank is a great idea – but no-one knows how it will work. Grant-giver, bank lender, start-up investor...will it be all or none of these things? Questions abound for a body on which many hopes are pinned. Read more...

Greece was one of Europe's shining stars for launching PPP projects. Then it all came to a grinding halt. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports Read more...

British companies can help spread the PPP gospel in Eastern Europe – and elsewhere, says Nick Anstree, Lord Mayor of London Read more...

Trevor Butcher, Partner and Natalya Beam, Associate at CMS Cameron McKenna Infrastructure & Project Finance Team Read more...