As industry veteran Ben Loomes takes the helm of listed infrastructure investor John Laing, he will face two key questions: what will replace wind and solar in the company’s investment strategy, and is a self-funding model still sustainable? Brendan Malkin reports
There is one aspect of London Stock Exchange-listed John Laing’s business model that sets it apart from not just infrastructure investors, but also many large companies the world over.
Apart from a smallish bank loan, the greenfield infrastructure investor largely does not rely on third party capital.