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SMBC shifts at the top – Irani switch, Pluta entry

PROPRIETARY

01 Oct 2025 Telecoms Europe

SMBC veteran Layth Irani has switched roles within the Japanese bank to serve as exec chair of leasing and finance, with his role as EMEA co-general manager of structured finance being taken by Frank Pluta

365 Data Centers predicts sale, ABS issuance

EXCLUSIVE

26 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Colocation company 365 Data Centers is considering acquiring data center facilities it leases, where it serves as the sole tenant, after a potential sale of the business, the company’s CEO told IJGlobal

UPDATE: GIP debut DC financing draws to close, Thailand

EXCLUSIVE

26 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners is wrapping up a $550 million debt financing for its greenfield data centre in Thailand, IJGlobal can reveal

Stonepeak registers core fund sidecar

PROPRIETARY

25 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Stonepeak has registered a sidecar vehicle to operate alongside its open-ended Stonepeak Core Fund

Infranity halfway to equity fund target, France

EXCLUSIVE

25 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

Infranity has secured €500 million for its equity fund to date – halfway to the fund’s €1 billion target, IJGlobal can reveal

Clifford Capital prices $500m debut sale

PROPRIETARY

25 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

Singapore-headquartered infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital has priced a $500 million 3-year debut bond transaction, its first-ever unguaranteed issuance

Binding bids imminent for Energia, Ireland

EXCLUSIVE

24 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

Binding bids for Dublin-based utility Energia are due by Monday 29 September, IJGlobal can reveal

Greenhill closing on bridge financing for TX hyperscale p...

EXCLUSIVE

23 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Skybox Datacenters is expected to close on a roughly $100 million bridge loan deal in the coming weeks, IJGlobal can reveal

Indonesia’s sovereign fund readies patriot bond launch

PROPRIETARY

23 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

Just over 6 months after its launch in February, Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara is preparing to issue its first “patriot bonds” to mainly fund infrastructure development, IJGlobal understands

IFC weighs up commitment to Ninety One EM fund

PROPRIETARY

23 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

The International Finance Corporation is considering an anchor commitment of up to $100 million to an emerging markets infra debt fund managed by Ninety One

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe plans depar...

EXCLUSIVE

23 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

Blackstone’s head of infrastructure in Europe, Jonathan Kelly, plans to leave the firm, IJGlobal can reveal

CVC DIF’s colo firm in market for debt raise

EXCLUSIVE

19 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Colocation company ValorC3 is working with its shareholder, CVC DIF, on a debt raise process, the CFO told IJGlobal

Analysis & Case Studies

A game fund managers play – Continuation Conundrum

19 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

When’s a continuation vehicle not a continuation vehicle? When the fund manager insists it wants to hold on to the asset… coz, honestly, it’s really good… and… you know… you get kinda attached to these things, don’t you?

Infra Dig – Denham Capital on powering data centres

16 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

As IJGlobal gears up to host REFF North America – our landmark conference for the regional energy sector – the Infra Dig podcast turns its focus to the thorny issue of powering data centres across the US. Justin DeAngelis – global head of sustainable infrastructure at Denham Capital – tells all...

AI and Energy: Insights from Gastech Milan

15 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

As artificial intelligence reshapes global power demand, energy companies are turning to intelligent systems to drive efficiency, reduce emissions, and find new commercial opportunities

Infrastructure – surfing planks in puddles

05 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

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

Other News

Nuveen creates global infra platform

02 Oct 2025 Telecoms North America

Nuveen has created a dedicated Global Infrastructure Investment Platform, responding to what it called "unprecedented investor demand for infrastructure assets"

123NET expands data center, US

02 Oct 2025 Telecoms North America

Michigan-based 123NET has expanded its Southfield DC1 Data Center, adding advanced colocation and infrastructure for AI applications

Brookfield holds first close on fourth debt fund

01 Oct 2025 Telecoms North America

Brookfield Asset Management has reached first close on its fourth infrastructure debt fund

Clifford Capital appoints head of India coverage

01 Oct 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

Clifford Capital has appointed Saumitra Shrivastava as its head of India coverage

Apollo Global hires infra managing director

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Apollo Global Management has hired Jack Tepe as a managing director in its infrastructure practice based in New York

SRV, CSC plan Finland data centre

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

SRV and CSC – IT Center for Science have signed an agreement to launch the development phase of the LUMI AI Factory data centre project in the Renforsin Ranta business park area of Kajaani

DCU raises €120m for growth, Belgium

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms Europe

Cordiant-backed Datacenter United has raised a €120 million senior debt package from a trio of lenders to support its growth strategy

TIER IV to develop digital infra for transport network, J...

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

TIER IV has been selected by NEDO to develop digital infrastructure for Japan’s transport network

TotalEnergies, Cognite partner on industrial AI

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

TotalEnergies and Arizona-based Cognite have deepened their strategic partnership to scale the deployment of the Cognite industrial data and AI platform across all TotalEnergies' operated upstream assets worldwide for a period of 3 years

Stack to build Oracle's New Mexico data centre

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Stack Infrastructure has revealed it will deliver digital infrastructure to the planned Stargate campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, part of Oracle’s commitment to deliver up to 4.5GW of additional Stargate capacity

Founder Group plans green power, DC in Malaysia

30 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

Nasdaq-listed Founder Group and Planet QEOS will develop a $276 million large-scale renewable energy facility in Sarawak, Malaysia that will include a 200MW data centre

Clifford Capital appoints MD, Singapore

29 Sep 2025 Telecoms Asia Pacific

Clifford Capital has appointed Nelly Harapoff as managing director and head of institutional coverage for markets and investor services

EXIM approves financing guarantees, Côte d’Ivoire

29 Sep 2025 Telecoms Sub-Saharan Africa

EXIM has approved more than $100 million in financing guarantees to support the digital growth of Côte d’Ivoire

Cipher Mining, Fluidstack sign HPC agreement

26 Sep 2025 Telecoms North America

Data centre operator Cipher Mining has signed a 10-year high-performance computing colocation agreement with London-based Fluidstack, an AI cloud platform that builds and operates HPC clusters for some of the world’s largest companies