The Promise and Perils of Infrastructure Privatization: The Macquarie Model

by L. Solomon

Overview

This book focuses on the Macquarie Group Ltd. From its modest beginnings in Australia, Macquarie has achieved preeminence as the world's leading non-governmental operator of infrastructure assets. Its infrastructure fund model leases (or buys) staid assets ranging from toll roads to airports, piles on debt and reaps handsome rewards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230619302
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	12/18/2009
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

LEWIS D. SOLOMON is Van Vleck Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Rationale for Privatizing Infrastructure Assets Macquarie: The Early Years, Its Culture, and Its Growth Macquarie: Its Current Operations and Growth Strategy Macquarie: The Creation of Its Infrastructure Funds Macquarie and the Privatization of U.S. Highways Macquarie and the Privatization of Airports Globally The Macquarie Model: Looking to the Future