Partners Group to acquire data centre platform, Singapore

Partners Group has agreed to acquire Singapore-based data centre platform Digital Halo, with an initial commitment of $400 million planned alongside ARCH Capital, which will remain a minority shareholder

Grain, T-Mobile spectrum deal on for July close

Grain Management is aiming to close its acquisition of T-Mobile’s 800MHz spectrum assets in July, IJGlobal can reveal

Actis closes second long life infrastructure fund

Actis has closed its second long life infrastructure fund with $1.7 billion in commitments from a global pool of institutional investors

PDG wraps $1.2bn data centre loans

Warburg Pincus-backed Princeton Digital Group, Asia’s leading data centre provider, has secured over $1.2 billion in financing to back its ongoing expansion and development of AI-ready data centres in Asia

IFC to invest $20m in smart meters, India

The IFC has proposed an investment of up to $20 million in Bharat Grid Private Limited, an Indian smart meter platform established by EDF India

PIMCO DC fund nears final close, Europe

PIMCO is aiming to hold a final close on its European data centre fund this month after securing €200 million in commitments from the European Investment Fund and CDP Equity yesterday

Grande Towers to acquire tower assets from Altice, US

Grande Towers has agreed to acquire certain tower assets from Altice USA to expand its national footprint

Atis acquires Lati Paraguay from Millicom

Atis has agreed to acquire Lati Paraguay from Millicom after a definitive agreement was signed by the companies on 26 April

IFC gears up to new infra debt fund

The International Finance Corporation and its fund manager are gearing up to launch a $500 million Asia-focused infrastructure debt fund, IJGlobal can reveal

USS invests in data centre project, UK

The Universities Superannuation Scheme will invest up to £250 million in Blackstone’s £10 billion data centre plan

Virgin Media O2, Daisy Group merge B2B operations, UK

Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group have agreed to merge their respective direct B2B units, creating a combine entity with pro forma revenues of around £1.4 billion

Bahnhof to develop Gothenburg bunker data centre, Sweden

Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof will develop a data centre in central Gothenburg by repurposing a historic World War II-era industrial bunker known as Bunkerberget

Paul Weiss appoints partner, UK

Paul Weiss has appointed Tom Levine as a partner in its London office, strengthening its Infrastructure Group with one of Europe’s most prominent digital infrastructure lawyers

BCE and PSP form US fibre infra partnership

BCE, Canada’s largest communications company, and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board have teamed up for development of fibre infrastructure in the US

Akin adds partner in arbitration practice, UK

Akin has announced the addition of Jonathan Brierley as a partner to the international arbitration practice in London