System and Method for Managing Investments in Infrastructure Assets
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1. A system, comprising:
- a memory operable to store financial data associated with a real estate investment trust (REIT) having a plurality of REIT shares, the REIT receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets that are associated with a regulated rate of return, the rent or lease paid by an operating utility to a property company; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to;
determine revenue of the REIT based at least in part on the income and capital expenditures that are associated with the infrastructure assets and that are paid by the property company;
determine a value of each REIT share such that an increase of the capital expenditures results in an increase of the value of each REIT share; and
transmit the determined value to a user.
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Abstract
A system comprises a memory operable to store financial data associated with a business entity having a plurality of shares. The business entity may receive, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets, the rent or lease paid by a first company to a second company. The system further comprises a processor that is communicatively coupled to the memory and that is operable to determine a value of each share. The processor is further operable to calculate an increase in the value of each share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the infrastructure assets.
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40 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory operable to store financial data associated with a real estate investment trust (REIT) having a plurality of REIT shares, the REIT receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets that are associated with a regulated rate of return, the rent or lease paid by an operating utility to a property company; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to; determine revenue of the REIT based at least in part on the income and capital expenditures that are associated with the infrastructure assets and that are paid by the property company; determine a value of each REIT share such that an increase of the capital expenditures results in an increase of the value of each REIT share; and transmit the determined value to a user.
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2. A system, comprising:
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a memory operable to store financial data associated with a real estate investment trust (REIT) having a plurality of REIT shares, the REIT receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of real estate paid by a first company to a second company; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to determine a value of each REIT share, the processor operable to calculate an increase in the value of each REIT share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the real estate. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a memory operable to store financial data associated with a business entity having a plurality of shares, the business entity receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets, the rent or lease paid by a first company to a second company; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to determine a value of each share, the processor operable to calculate an increase in the value of each share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the infrastructure assets. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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a first server operable to generate financial data associated with a business entity having a plurality of shares, the business entity receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets, the rent or lease paid by a first company to a second company; and a second server operable to receive, via a network, the financial data from the first server, the second server further operable to determine a value of each share and to calculate an increase in the value of each share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the infrastructure assets.
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26. A system, comprising:
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a memory operable to store financial data associated with a master limited partnership (MLP) having a plurality of MLP shares, the MLP receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of infrastructure assets paid by a first company to a second company; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to determine a value of each MLP share, the processor operable to calculate an increase in the value of each MLP share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the infrastructure assets. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system, comprising:
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a memory operable to store financial data associated with a business entity having a plurality of shares, the business entity receiving, directly or indirectly, income associated with rent or lease of a system of assets, the system of assets including assets that are not land and that are not structures or fixtures attached to land, the rent or lease paid by a first company to a second company; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to determine a value of each share, the processor operable to calculate an increase in the value of each share in response to an increase of capital expenditures associated with the system of assets. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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