M&A news and insight for the middle market

Infrastructure

Red Planet

Global stimulus efforts look very similar to US attempts, though a few

The Renewed Focus on Infrastructure

Investors have long since recognized the need, but the stimulus package finally gives the government the tool to follow through.

Vector Intersect Buys Cyalume

Special purpose acquisition company Vector Intersect Security Acquisition Corp. will acquire Cyalume Technologies.

KPMG Builds Infrastructure Group

KPMG LLP hired three senior finance industry executives to the firm's infrastructure advisory group.

3i's New No. One in North America

The UK investor is doubling down on its bets to the West, tapping GE vet Bob Stefanowski to serve as the chairman of 3i North America.

Bridging a Gap

Large investors are racing to get into infrastructure, but the question remains: how can the mid-market play a role?

Emerging-Market PE Funds Growing Sharply

Institutional investor appetite for emerging-market private equity funds shows no signs of slowing, according to data from EMPEA.

Talking Infrastructure

Robert Aguallo Jr. discusses the trends that brought him to Cardinal America Funds, a vehicle that is focused exclusively on companies that play into the burgeoning infrastructure market.

Beltway Monitor

Keeping track of how lawmakers impact the deal landscape.

Talking Infrastructure

By some estimates, the United States will require $1.6 trillion of investment into its infrastructure over the next five years.

CI Strengthens Ply Gem

CI Capital Partners has secured $700 million in new financing for its portfolio company Ply Gem Industries.

The Amtrak Conundrum

Any privatization of Amtrak, or even a deal for pieces of the government-run railroad, would spark immediate outcry among some politicians and their constituencies.

But How Will Mobsters Communicate?

AT&T's aims to sell its 65,000 public pay phones before the end of 2008, and those that aren't sold will be phased out.