Read GIIA’s latest OpEd in today’s Daily Telegraph…. The UK is currently home to Europe’s largest market for private investment in infrastructure, with transaction volumes by value higher than in France and Germany combined. The pioneering use of private capital models since the late 1980s, through the use of economic regulation and Public-Private Partnerships, has…
The renewables sector (solar, wind and biomass) and digital infrastructure are the two most attractive opportunities for investment over the next three years, according to a selection of GIIA members who gathered in London to discuss future trends and impacts on European investment strategies. When asked about their geographical priorities, the investors saw the Nordic…
Global investors in infrastructure have a vital role to play in post-Brexit Britain. That was the message from Lord Hill to an audience of many of the world’s leading investment funds who met in the City of London on 5th October. In a fascinating personal insight into the politics and Politics of the forthcoming Brexit…
Jon Phillips joins as Director, Corporate Affairs with a brief to develop GIIA’s communications strategy and to extend its membership base and events programme. He was previously Communications Director for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, a UK government agency established in 2005 to run the £3 billion a year nuclear clean-up programme. Prior to that, Jon…
LONDON — The Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) has today announced the appointment of Andy Rose as its first Chief Executive Officer. Mr Rose joins the GIIA from the UK Government’s Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) where he spent three years as Chief Executive. Mr Rose’s previous roles in government include Chief Executive of Infrastructure…
On Thursday, 24 September 2015 GIIA held its inaugural Management Board meeting and Member Seminar in London. The GIIA Board approved its first two-year business plan and budget, agreed a communications strategy and completed a number of other activities supporting the launch of the Association. After the Board meeting GIIA members and others convened at Fishmongers’ Hall…
With the help of Korn Ferry, GIIA begun a search to appoint its inaugural Chief Executive. The successful candidate will ideally have spent part of his/her recent career employed within a government, public sector or regulatory organisation, preferably in a financial services-oriented role. Experience as such within the infrastructure industry, whilst not a pre-requisite, would be…
Exactly three months after announcing the formation of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (“GIIA”) to further strengthen the engagement of infrastructure investors with governments and regulators globally, we are today announcing the establishment of the initial GIIA Management Board and Executive Committee. Twenty five senior representatives of GIIA founding members have been confirmed to the…
We are pleased to present the Global Infrastructure Investment Association, (GIIA), a member-driven infrastructure investor advocacy association. While work is still in progress to officially establish GIIA, its membership is growing and open to others who want to help grow the voice of the private infrastructure investor community. NEXT STEPS Incorporate association: Q2 – Q3 2015…
Nineteen leading investors in infrastructure have agreed to form an association to further strengthen the engagement of infrastructure investors with governments and regulators globally. Collectively, these investors have over €2.4trn of total assets under management, with approximately €177bn invested in infrastructure assets and plans to make significant additional investments in infrastructure. This comes at a…