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Credit facility closed for Maryland data centres portfolio
A $300 million credit facility closed yesterday with a dozen banks being brought in as JLAs for a portfolio of 3 hyperscale data centres in Maryland owned by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners' subsidiary Rowan Digital Infrastructure, IJGlobal can reveal
Taipei Fubon expands Asia presence
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank is looking to set up branches in Australia, India and Japan to increase its participation in syndicated/club loans, financial sponsored leveraged deals and project financing, IJGlobal can reveal
Flexential to diversify capital structure as it ramps dev...
Following the close of its continuation fund process, colocation and interconnection firm Flexential will next seek to diversify its debt capital structure over the next year or two, CEO Christopher W. Downie told IJGlobal
AlbaCore launches debt strategy with UBS team, London
Viktor Kozel has been hired to lead the team to launch European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group’s infrastructure debt strategy in London, taking with him the last of the UBS team
HPC developer nears lease deal with hyperscaler
HPC and AI firm Applied Digital Corp is within striking distance of signing an investment-grade hyperscaler to a long-term lease to its Polaris Forge 2 data center project
DWS appoints legal for NorthC sale, Netherlands
DWS Group has appointed Latham & Watkins as legal adviser for the sale of its Netherlands-based data centre platform NorthC, IJGlobal can reveal
GPIF backs DigitalBridge fund, Japan
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has agreed to commit ¥40 billion to a DigitalBridge-managed fund focusing on the Japanese market, IJGlobal can reveal
IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025 – APAC judging panel
We are delighted today to announce the Asia-Pacific judging panel for IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025 to celebrate achievements in APAC fundraising and deployment as well as M&A across the energy and infrastructure asset classes
Blackstone to put up €11.8bn for Aragon DC site
Blackstone is set to invest a total of €11.8 billion into a proposed 2-phase data centre development in Aragon, Spain
Sale of FTTH company Wyyred to launch in September
The auction process for fiber-to-the-home developer Wyyred Fiber is set to launch in the coming weeks, IJGlobal can reveal
Cellnex Switzerland sale on hold
The sale process for a 72% stake in Cellnex Switzerland has been put on hold
Spearhead targets Q4 listing for debt fund, Kenya
Kenya-based Spearhead Asset Management is looking to list its infrastructure debt fund on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Q4 2025, IJGlobal can reveal
Analysis & Case Studies
Infrastructure – surfing planks in puddles
Do you ever worry that you’re perched on a surfboard half a mile out to sea waiting to catch a tsunami… but in reality, you’re teetering on a plank in a puddle? If that feels familiar, you’re likely working in the infrastructure sector
IJGlobal Regional Report – MEA, H1 2025
Infrastructure activity in the Middle East and Africa decreased in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, with oil and gas, renewables, and power transactions driving overall market activity
IJGlobal Regional Report – Latin America, H1 2025
IJGlobal’s regional report for Latin America shows no bright spots in infrastructure finance with drops across the board
Energy and digital assets drive uptick in GP-led secondar...
Increasing deal valuations for energy and digital infrastructure assets helped push secondaries activity – specifically GP-lead deals – to new heights in the first half of 2025
Other News
APAC strikes 2 mega data centre deals
12 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia PacificThe expansion of data centres across Asia Pacific is going full steam ahead with 2 mega deals struck separately by Vantage Data Centres and Bain Capital this week, underscoring rising demand due to AI and cloud computing
Tillman Fiber invests in Miami fiber network
12 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaTillman FiberCo Florida has invested more than $100 million to develop an open-access fiber network in Miami-Dade County
AECOM launches underground infra innovation centre, Singa...
11 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia PacificAECOM, with support from the Economic Development Board, has established the Underground Infrastructure AI Innovation Centre in Singapore
HydraVault to construct Illinois data center
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaHydraVault is planning to construct a liquid-cooled data center in Chicago, engineered specifically for artificial intelligence, machine learning and ultra-low latency financial trading
Torus secures power investment, US
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaTorus has secured a $200 million investment from Magnetar to accelerate the deployment of its proprietary modular power plants for utilities, data centers, and commercial and industrial customers across the US
Magnora launches data centre development business, Sweden
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms EuropeMagnora has entered the Swedish data centre market through its newly established subsidiary, Magnora DC
Pierview Capital launches, Texas
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaTexas-headquartered Pierview Capital has launched to focus on the growing distributed energy sector
Blackstone expands access to infra ELTIF
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms EuropeBlackstone has expanded access to private infrastructure investing to eligible investors in Europe, certain jurisdictions in APAC and the Middle East
IFC green banks alliance onboards 20 lenders, APAC
10 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia PacificThe International Finance Corporation has onboarded 20 lenders to the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a by-invitation platform for the acceleration of sustainable finance across Asia Pacific’s emerging markets and developing economies
QTS seeks $600m Phoenix data center ABS deal
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaBlackstone-backed QTS Realty Trust is looking to raise $600 million via an ABS financing backed by a Phoenix data center
SocGen appoints Southeast Asia head
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia PacificSociete Generale has appointed Alvaro Huete as country head for Singapore and Southeast Asia, effective immediately
L&G reaches first close on LDIF, UK
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms EuropeL&G has reached first close on its L&G Digital Infrastructure Fund, reaching €600 million in commitments and associated co-investments, with a second close expected later this year
Brightspeed secures federal grants for fiber expansion, US
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms North AmericaBrightspeed has secured a total of $110.7 million in federal broadband equity access and deployment program for its fiber expansion in the US
DT JV receives Marinus Link major works contract, Oz
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia PacificA joint venture of DT Infrastructure and Samsung C&T has been selected as the preferred contractor for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector project between Tasmania and Victoria
Helios, Telecom Egypt collaborate on data centre
09 Sep 2025 Telecoms MENAHelios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm, has received a preliminary approval to acquire a stake in a subsidiary that will own the Regional Data Hub data centre assets of Telecom Egypt
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Reports
IJGlobal Regional Reports – H1 2025
IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the first half of 2025, combining all data gathered from the regional reports
IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report H1 2025 – surge of fina...
There was a significant surge in fundraising in the first half of 2025, the just-released IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report shows
IJGlobal League Tables H1 2025 – infra finance stumbles
The first half of 2025 saw a significant decrease in infrastructure financing, IJGlobal’s Infrastructure and Project Finance League Table Report shows
Funds & Investors Report Q1 2025 – good and bad news
Telecoms EuropeIJGlobal's Funds and Investors Report for Q1 2025 shows good news and bad news for the infrastructure fund sector
IJGlobal League Tables Q1 2025 – primary financing resurg...
Telecoms EuropeIn a quarter that saw a decrease of infrastructure finance, some 20% down when held against the same time period last year, there was – however – a significant increase in primary financing
IJGlobal Regional Reports – FY 2024
Telecoms EuropeIJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the 2024 calendar year, combining all data gathered from the regional reports
IJGlobal FY24 Funds and Investors League Tables
Telecoms EuropeWhile the news for full-year 2024 was dominated by consolidation across the infra fund community, fundraising has continued undaunted to achieve a respectable level of activity
IJGlobal League Tables FY24 – refi dominates
Telecoms EuropeIJGlobal’s full-year 2024 data for greenfield infrastructure and energy transactions show a marked improvement on the previous year, however a good deal of the activity is dominated by debt refinance
