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In his latest podcast episode, Azeem discusses significant appointments in the finance and infrastructure sectors. He covers Oleg Shamovsky's new role as managing partner at Arjun Infrastructure Partners and Diego Rausei's appointment as CFO of Solarpack in Santiago, Chile, emphasizing his extensive responsibilities across several countries. The episode also highlights Francois Feuillat joining Bracewell's London office as a private equity lawyer, and Gianluca Minella's new position as Head of Infrastructure Research at InfraRed Capital Partners. 

This week, our team takes us through top global stories, highlighting:
Ardian acquires OSU parking concessionaire
Applied Digital secures CIM loan commitment
BlackRock’s renewables platform in Chile refinanced
Concessionaire chosen for Araguari public lighting
CIP launches biogas venture in Ireland
ADNOC takes Ruwais FID, awards $5.5bn contracts
AD Ports signs concessions for Egyptian terminals
Amber seeking bids for Australian data centre firm
Baguio begins consultation on intermodal terminal
BSR completes first portfolio financing
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Top stories this week across project and infrastructure finance:
Alba Infra Partners launches
AMEA reaches financial close on Doornhoek project
Alstom joins Kinshasa rail project
ACWA to build major green hydrogen project in Tunisia
Aramco holding LNG talks with Tellurian, NextDecade
California’s HSR Authority applies for funding
Australia issues A$7bn inaugural green bond

Top stories across project and infrastructure finance last week: 
 
- Aethon to buy Tellurian’s upstream assets in $260m deal- Azerbaijan plans to borrow $5bn for infrastructure projects- Bidders seek bank commitments for South African border post projects- BOEM offers Maine floating wind research lease- Brookfield in talks to acquire Neoen- Cebu handed control of $1.6bn expressway project- Energy Capital Partners to buy Atlantica in $2.5bn deal- FID taken for Atapu-2 and Sepia-2 oil developments- FirstLight Fiber secures financing package- Glenfarne seeks more time to build Texas LNG terminal
 
 

The top stories across project & infrastructure finance this week:
- Apex finances two BESS projects in Texas
- Black & Veatch completes study for Colombian LNG terminal
- Bengaluru suburban rail project receives KfW, EIB funds
- ADB agrees $148.5m to support Sikkim's power distribution sector
- Australia unveils new green hydrogen subsidy
- Aquila secures funding for solar projects in NZ
- BayWa r.e. and Elicio win French AO5 tender
- 500MW Culham BESS applies for planning
- 10MW Tunisian solar project receives EBRD funds
 
Plus, the team are in Tennessee this week for Proximo Nashville 2024. Find out more and register for next year's edition here! And don't forget to take part in our Global Project Finance industry survey here to share your sentiments on the market, building towards Proximo's annual research report coming soon!

Azeem highlights some of the biggest industry moves over the last few weeks. 
 
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