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A hidden roadblock in public-infrastructure projects
A great article from McKinsey on the, often false, assumption that the public cost of capital is lower than private capital. Because the costs of public equity (taxes, grants, opprtunity costs, etc.) are not included with the cost of public debt when comparing to private investment, many P3s are not considered. Read More
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The Growing Evidence That P3s Are Delivering Value
Faced with constrained resources, government officials continue to turn to public-private partnerships (P3s) for various reasons, including maximizing capital resources, transferring risk, accelerating project delivery, achieving cost savings and enhancing accountability. This is particularly true for capital-intensive, highly complex infrastructure projects. But what evidence exists from projects that have been completed or are under construction…
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Build Your Portfolio With Infrastructure Investments
Investment in infrastructure provides many benefits including high returns, stability of returns, portfolio diversification, and inflation hedging. Currently, there are four main avenues for investment in infrastructure: Listed shares, listed funds, unlisted securities, and un-listed funds. While listed securities are the most accessible for all investors, there are very few infrastructure assets large enough to…
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The trillion-dollar gap
Investment in infrastructure provides many benefits including high returns, stability of returns, portfolio diversification, and inflation hedging. Currently, there are four main avenues for investment in infrastructure: Listed shares, listed funds, unlisted securities, and un-listed funds. While listed securities are the most accessible for all investors, there are very few infrastructure assets large enough to…
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Expanding the Market for Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships
PUBLIC-PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT CAN SPUR ECONOMY, SAYS TREASURY DEPARTMENT Read More
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Entrepreneurs Hope To Bring Crowdfunding To P3 Projects
Great article in ENR about InfraShares and the benefits of crowdfunding for P3’s. If you can’t access ENR, here are the high points: “Morteza Farajian, program manager with the Virginia Office of Public-Private Partnerships, last year led the writing of an academic paper on crowdfunding and P3s as part of his graduate thesis. The paper,…
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The SEC Finally Approves Regulation A+ Allowing for True Equity Crowdfunding
The SEC finally approved Regulation A+ which allows for P3 SPV’s to raise up to $50 million from accredited and unaccredited investors. This new regulation opens the door for P3 developers to raise capital from any investor in the community served by a P3 project. Now, all investors have an opportunity to participate in P3…
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John Oliver makes infrastructure sexy
This is a great clip of John Oliver tackling the issue of our nation’s crumbling infrastructure with some interesting insights and analogies. He is spot on that it is a critical issue that gets ignored because infrastructure is not “sexy”. Unfortunately, infrastructure funding takes a back seat to other more dramatic issues while our essential…
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Public Policy Benefits of a Crowdfunding Enhanced P3 Model
Public Policy Benefits of Crowdfunding Investment in Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development By Brian Ross, MSE, MBA, LEED AP Increasingly investors are seeking investment opportunities that provide a financial return in addition to a social return. The desire to impact society through investment has historically been done through the voice/exit framework where investors either remove…
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New P3 Legislation To Take Effect in Washington, D.C.
A new law intended to encourage more widespread use of public-private partnerships (P3s) in the District of Columbia is set to become a reality in the coming weeks. The Public-Private Partnership Act of 2014 (P3 Act) was approved by the Mayor on December 29, 2014, after its unanimous passage by the Council of the District…
