Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 10,000 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries and markets, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.

Standard & Poor's Infrastructure Finance Ratings unit provides ratings and comprehensive analysis of project financings, non-U.S. public sector concession financings and non-U.S. utilities worldwide. Through the efforts of more than 40 dedicated senior analysts, infrastructure projects are rated across all major sectors, including transportation, power, energy, industrial, and water/waste water. The team also provides ratings and analysis of Public Private Partnership transactions (PPPs) around the world.

For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leading international law firm with offices in jurisdictions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.  Our global Infrastructure and Transport sector group draws specialists from all practice areas to form industry-focused teams able to deliver an integrated service to clients around the world.  Our clients include professional investors, manufacturers, operators, financiers, regulators and governments. 
We advise on the formation of infrastructure funds and novel ways of structuring portfolio and fund acquisitions and exit solutions. We also provide regulatory and tax advice to infrastructure fund clients.  We have extensive experience in advising on private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnership (PPP) projects and, more generally, on infrastructure projects in the UK, US, Asia and Central Europe. 
The leading legal directories consistently rank us in the first tier for project finance and transport.
For further information please contact Nick Bliss or Edward Braham who lead the firm’s global Infrastructure and Transport sector group or visit our website
www.freshfields.com/industries/infrastructure.

PMLG is a European network of independent law firms, each of which ranks in the top tier in its jurisdiction.  Our members combine in-depth understanding of their local business environments with a truly international perspective.  Operating in 36 offices across Europe and Asia, PMLG places over 1,650 lawyers at your disposal. 
PMLG member firms have closed more than 200 infrastructure projects in multiple markets and sectors.  Our founder members Pinsent Masons (UK) and Luther (Germany) are well-recognised for their expertise in the transport sector, with one of the largest teams of infrastructure specialist lawyers in Europe. 

Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Founded in 1969, Macquarie operates in more than 27 countries and employs approximately 12,700 people. Macquarie has a growing presence in the UK and Europe, with offices in 13 locations across 10 countries. Assets under management total more than €127 billion, as at 31March 2009.
About Macquarie Capital

Macquarie Capital comprises Macquarie Group's corporate advisory, capital markets, underwriting, wholesale structuring, specialist funds (including infrastructure and real estate funds) and private equity capabilities.
With offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East, Macquarie Capital provides a depth of services including specialist capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and corporate restructuring advice, equity and debt capital markets, specialised funds management, private equity placements and principal products. Macquarie Capital has offices in Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Paris and Stockholm.

Following PPP Bulletin's take-over of Public Private Finance, the website and magazine is splitting into two. PPP Bulletin will now be focused on the UK market while PPP Bulletin International will cover PPP projects and developments further afield. To celebrate the launch of our international website and new quarterly magazine, we are offering a month's trial access to both the UK and international website and a complimentary copy of both the UK and international magazine. Please contact Andrew Hallé on +44 (0)20 8675 7770 or email andrew.halle@pppbulletin.com for your free copies.

Infra-News is the leading online news & research provider for the global infrastructure market, covering both greenfield and brownfield transactions.

Infra-News has a global focus covering deals in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Australia. We publish daily news, detailed analysis, features, a market blog, tender alerts and a comprehensive global projects database.

Infra-Americas is the sister site of Infra-News and provides specialist news & research for infrastructure finance markets across the Americas.

Delegates can register for a free trial to either by visiting www.infra-news.com. Alternatively contact Ken McAllister on +44 (0)20 7033 3588 or email kmcallister@infraresearch.com