IJGlobal ESG Social Award 2025 – Wessex Internet

The £50 million investment into Wessex Internet by the National Wealth Fund – working closely with majority shareholder Aberdeen Investments was chosen by the judges to win the social award

IJGlobal ESG Fund of the Year 2025 – Stonebridge

Stonebridge Financial Corporation was selected by the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2025 judging panel to win fund of the year for the second iteration of its debt strategy

IREN issues $875m in senior convertible notes  

IREN Limited, a data centre developer based in Sydney, Australia with substantial holdings across North America, has announced its intention to issue up to $875 million in convertible notes to fund growth opportunities for the company

Shaquille O'Neal joins Jacmel Partners as founding partner

Shaquille O'Neal has joined Jacmel Partners as a founding partner of its investment platform in the US

Metronet expands Michigan fiber network

Metronet has invested $48 million to expand its fiber-optic network to the Michigan communities of Jackson, Summit, Vandercook Lake and Blackman Township

Digital Edge closes data centre financing, Indonesia

Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge has closed a $331.32 million corporate facility from PT Bank Central Asia

Astris opens US, Canada offices

Astris Finance has opened offices in New York and Toronto to accelerate its growth in the US and Canadian energy and infrastructure markets

Ares reaches final close on infra secondaries fund, US

Ares Management has reached final close on its Ares Secondaries Infrastructure Solutions III fund, raising around $3.3 billion in equity commitments

Google seeks approval for Oz subsea cables

Google’s Global Network Infrastructure is seeking approval from the Australian government for the construction of fibre optic subsea cables as part of its Australia Connect Initiative and Africa Connect Initiative

Applied Digital receives data center financing, US

Applied Digital has received $112.5 million from Macquarie Asset Management as part of a $5 billion funding for the build-out of its 400MW AI Factory campus in Ellendale, North Dakota

CleanArc acquires land for Virginia data center

CleanArc Data Centers has acquired 87.5 acres of land to expand its 600MW VA1 data center campus in Caroline County, Virginia