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

NTT to take NTT Data private, Japan

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone has implemented a tender offer to acquire the common stock of NTT Data and make it a wholly owned subsidiary of the company

Macquarie to take full ownership of TDC Group, Denmark

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to acquire an additional 50% stake in TDC Group from Danish pension funds PFA, PKA and ATP, giving the investor full ownership of the country’s largest telecoms provider

Power Sustainable closes financing for telMAX, Canada

Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit has closed a C$110 million financing for telMAX, who will use the credit facility to expand its broadband network throughout the Greater Toronto Area

IFC invests $30m in BEEL fund, Mexico

The IFC has invested $30 million in BEEL Sustainable Credit II, a private debt fund managed by BEEL Infrastructure Partners

SocGen invests in Voltekko Tech, France

Societe Generale has made an equity investment in Voltekko Group’s holding company, Voltekko Tech, a platform specialising in next-generation data centers through energy efficient operational environments