HEDGE FUNDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
November 2016
Can hedge funds provide a similar return outcome to infrastructure investments? Should investors be indifferent between allocating capital between these two types of investments?
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Dampier Notes
The Dampier to Bunbury Gas Pipeline comprises a 1,600 km gas pipeline, connecting gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin to the population centres in south-west Western Australia. The asset is ultimately owned by DUET Group (ASX: DUE). Investments in the Dampier Notes comprise various fixed rate securities, maturing between 2019 and 2020.
Flinders Ports
Flinders Ports operates seven ports located across South Australia, including the State’s only container terminal, under a 99-year lease from the State Government. As operator, Flinders Ports provides port and logistics services and infrastructure for container, bulk and break-bulk cargoes servicing many of the State’s key industries.
Aunor Senior Secured Bonds
Autovia del Noroeste (Aunor) operates a 62.4km motorway (RM-15) located in Murcia, Spain under a shadow toll regime. The concession for the construction and the operation of the motorway was granted by the Regional Government of Murcia in May 1999 and expires in September 2026. Aunor benefits from robust patronage with traffic currently 158% above the maximum guaranteed average daily traffic, ensuring very stable cashflows. Aunor is owned by Sacyr Concesiones (51%) and Eiser Infrastructure (49%).