Hyperscalers turn to self generation as grid constraints ...

Major US hyperscalers are accelerating efforts to build their own behind-the-meter power generation as electricity shortages and grid bottlenecks threaten to slow the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, executives said at the Metro Connect 2026 conference in Fort Lauderdale

Echelon secures financing for European growth

Echelon Data Centres has closed an initial €1.7 billion loan financing provided by Morgan Stanley

IFC backs Seraya Partners Fund II

The International Finance Corporation has committed $25 million in equity to Seraya Partners Fund II to support sustainable infrastructure investment in emerging markets in Southeast Asia

Ori Industries merges with Radiant, UK

AI cloud operator Ori Industries has merged with Radiant, the AI infrastructure investment platform of Brookfield

Light Source launches 500-mile dark fiber route, US

Light Source Communications has launched a long-haul route connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma

Google finds energy partners for US data centers

Google has partnered with Xcel Energy and the AES Corporation for the supply of electricity to its new US data centers

Meta, AMD expand AI partnership

AMD and Meta have made a 6GW agreement to power Meta’s next generation of AI infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs

Mirae Asset prices $600m bonds

Mirae Asset Security has priced its combined $600 million offering of senior unsecured notes

SWI agrees to US data center company buy

SWI Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary, has agreed to acquire additional interests in a US digital infrastructure business for $330 million

SWI to acquire majority stake in Polarise, Europe

SWI Stoneweg Icona Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Polarise, valuing the business at €0.5 billion upon completion, as the group expands into AI compute and GPU infrastructure

F2i hits €460m first close on second credit fund

Italian infrastructure manager F2i has held a €460 million first close on its second infrastructure credit fund as it eyes a €750 million target for the strategy