Gillian Tan, Columnist

Where to Park Wall Street's Infrastructure Billions

Despite the political hurdles involved, it's worth exploring privatizations of toll roads, airports and energy utilities.

May 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM UTC

By Gillian Tan

Gillian Tan is a senior reporter covering finance and alternative asset classes including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit, venture capital and sports business. She previously wrote an opinion column for Bloomberg and was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. She is a qualified chartered accountant.

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