James Jenkins has joined Global Infrastructure Partners as an MD based in New York. He will oversee GIP’s investor relations group. Most recently, Jenkins was at King Street Capital Management, where he was involved in sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities. PRESS RELEASE Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading, independent global infrastructure investor, announced today that [...]

Global M&A deal value surged this week while PE transactions turned in some of their lowest numbers.

The $145 billion retirement system is actively considering making large separate account commitments through its private equity program, according to Buyouts magazine.

Google and Citi will finance a second phase of the Alta Wind Energy Center being developed by Terra-Gen Power, each investing $102 million in the project, the companies announced Wednesday. Terra-Gen Power is an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners and Global Infrastructure Partners. Both Google and Citi previously put $55 million into the Alta IV project, bringing each company’s total investment to $157 million.

LONDON (Reuters) – Gatwick airport owner Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is preparing to raise a second $5-billion fund, a person familiar with the matter said, braving a still-tough market for infrastructure fundraising. GIP, the owner of London’s Gatwick and City airports, has already held informal discussions with existing and potential investors about its plans and [...]

Gary Pritchard and Susan Healy have joined Global Infrastructure Partners as a senior operating principal and head of investor relations, respectively. Pritchard most recently ran SABIC Innovative Plastics’ supply chain, while Healy spent 13 years in IR with The Carlyle Group.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners, controlled by Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) and General Electric Co (GE.N), won permission from the European Commission on Thursday to buy London’s Gatwick Airport. Spain’s Grupo Ferrovial (FER.MC), under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, had agreed to sell Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion [...]

Global Infrastructure Partners has acquired up to a 40% convertible preferred interest in Terra-Gen Power Holdings LLC, an owner and/or operator of over 800 megawatts of renewable power facilities in the U.S. The seller is Arclight Capital Partners, which will retain an interest in Terra-Gen. No financial terms were disclosed.

Global Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire London Gatwick Airport from BAA Airports Ltd., for approximately £1,46 billion.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has formed a joint venture on a portion of its midstream assets, with Global Infrastructure Partners. The deal would create a new entity called Chesapeake Midstream Partners, in which each firm would own a 50% stake. Chesapeake Energy would receive $588 million in cash from Global Infrastructure Partners.