Episode 100: Taking stock of the global PPP market

The team confront market worries over the depth of capacity throughout the supply chain to manage a growing number of major infrastructure projects. Where are the bottlenecks, how can projects maintain a health competition, and what does it all mean for the future of progressive P3s?They consider:Questions of competition - 4:02Where can progressive P3 models fit? - 7:02Bringing more players to the table - 10:23Finding the people to deliver the projects - 17:00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Helmi 21min

This week, Paul Jarvis and Jonathan Davies discuss the recently published Infrastructure Pipeline Report.While the UK’s narrow PPP pipeline may still be restricted to a small number of health centres, the Pipeline includes a wide range of opportunities for private finance to support infrastructure development.The team consider how the report uncovers a number of new opportunities and outlines what the infrastructure investment landscape looks like for the UK in 2026. They discuss:The energy transition opportunity - 5:09How social infrastructure is on the comeback trail - 7:30Where devolution fits into the plan - 9:42 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Helmi 15min

Following last week’s Year Ahead conference in London, the team consider the positive atmosphere and the growing interest in the UK’s PPP pipeline.Beginning with the newly announced Scottish pipeline, the event underlined the slow but building momentum that is starting to be seen both north and south of the border.The conversation also takes in:TheUK’s plans set in the global context - 4:15Is Westminster tinkering too much with PPP? - 10:35Trying to be patient for the new PPP projects - 12:08What is the alternative to PPP? - 15:53 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Tammi 20min

Having tackled the UK, Europe and beyond in last week’s episode, Paul and Jonathan reconvene to assess the state of the North American market in 2026.Starting out with a discussion on the big project developments of recent weeks, the team move on to consider a number of issues, including:What can California HSR learn from the Sepulveda Transit P3? - 9:19The role of P3 in the defense sector - 11:42Capacity questions - 14:30To listen to our outlook for 2026 outside the North American market, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Tammi 19min

Setting the scene for our Year Ahead conference on 22 January, the team take a look at what is happening in the UK market, before looking further afield.Starting with the prospects for the new PPP model and the plans for Neighbourhood Health Centres, the conversation looks at a wide number of opportunities that will be merging in the market over the coming year.Topics include:Learning the lessons and the experience of Stoke schools PFI - 10:12 UK megaprojects - 16:55European and Middle East potential - 19:05And look out for next week’s episode, in which we focus our attention on the North American market in 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Tammi 24min

Major airport projects look to be back in vogue in the US, led by the recent announcement on Dulles Airport.https://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/article/1941877/p3-plans-sought-dulles-revampIn our last episode of 2025, the team discuss what we can expect to see as we head into 2026 in this market.Topics include:The politics surrounding new airport projects - 5:00Beyond JFK and Dulles - what else is on the horizon? - 8:25Learnings from our recent roundtable - 15:56 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Joulu 202518min

Sia Kusha, group head of business development and partnering at Plenary Americas, speaks to Jonathan Davies in this second of a two-part interview. They look at the federal infrastructure landscape across North America, plus:Potential of surface transportation reauthorization - 4:01Bringing “American dollars” into projects - 8:39A view on Canada’s P3 landscape - 13:44 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Joulu 202516min

Sia Kusha, group head of business development and partnering at Plenary Americas, speaks with Jonathan Davies about the P3 landscape and how the model is developing. They also consider:The concept and evolution of risk transfer - 5:37Political and regulatory uncertainty - 7:55Innovation in the procurement approach - 12:00Horizontal versus vertical infrastructure progress - 15:03 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Joulu 202518min