2011: Diversity, depth and drama

Those assuming this year has seen only scant and prosaic infrastructure financings as economic woes continue, should think again. Bruno Alves and Andy Thomson identify five groundbreaking transactions

NO ONE’S PRETENDING we’re back in boom times, but those involved in financing infrastructure projects have not been sitting on their hands. Indeed, 2011 has demonstrated that when volatility rocks the global economy, some outstanding innovations can result. We ran the rule over financings completed so far this year and describe six of the most notable examples below.