Balfour Beatty Capital today announced that Susanna Han has been hired to lead Balfour Beatty’s latest business venture in the Canadian public-private partnership (P3) market. Ms. Han will oversee the new Toronto, Ontario office of Balfour Beatty Capital – Canada. Join discussion...

Two PFI projects, worth £119m, have reached financial close despite the challenging financial environment, project specialists 4ps have announced. The projects, a leisure and public services complex in Wigan and five new fire stations in the North East, were supported by local government’s project delivery specialists, 4ps. Join discussion...

Bermuda Hospitals Board has begun the ­selection process for a ­private partner for the ­redevelopment of King ­Edward Memorial Hospital. They released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to the market on Monday - the first step in a two-phase process to identify a partner to design, build, finance and maintain new facilities on the existing hospital site. Join discussion...

Chiu Ta-jan, director of Taipei City’s Department of Finance, said the Birdie Group was investing NT$9.1 billion (US$276.6 million) in the Guangci BOT project to construct a building complex with a total floor space of 141,900 square meters. This will include a nursing home and centers for the physically and mentally challenged, as well as long-term care of the elderly. In addition, the plan features community residences, a hotel, office buildings and shopping mall. Join discussion...

The second major phase of school construction is underway in Alberta, but contrary to earlier plans, only some will be built as Public Private Partnerships. “Essentially the feedback we received from industry and the market was the two bundle approach would be more attractive to industry and would allow industry to secure financing more easily than 14 schools as a complete P3,” said Tim Chamberlin, communications officer with Alberta Education. Join discussion...

The Alberta government said Friday that it will pay for four new high schools in the traditional way, rather than leasing them back over several decades through a public-private partnership as originally proposed. Education Minister Dave Hancock said in a press release that the government had “refined” the model for a package of 14 new schools announced in January 2008 in response to “the economic climate.” Join discussion...

3i Infrastructure (3IN.L) said the market for infrastructure investment remains attractive as it reported realised proceeds of 177.6 million pounds ($256.6 million) from April 1, 2008, to March 27, 2009. Join discussion...