The first 3 quarters of 2024 marked an 8% increase in infrastructure finance when held against the corresponding period from the year before, led by a rise in M&A activity, continued growth in bond finance and DFI lending, as well as a spike in refinancings

Four major US data centre businesses have invested a combined £6.3 billion in the UK’s data centre market, the UK’s technology secretary said today

Ares has raised around $335 million for a core infrastructure fund focused on retail and wealth investors, according to SEC filings

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved 2 infra commitments to InfraVia vehicles totalling €300 million

Vocus and shareholders Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super have signed a binding agreement to acquire TPG Telecom’s enterprise, government and wholesale fixed business and fibre network assets for A$5.25 billion

Bitcoin mining and high-powered computing business TeraWulf’s subsidiary Lake Mariner Data has entered a land lease with Somerset Operating Company, terminating the old agreement between the companies

Israeli data centre business NED will enter into a joint venture to develop 500MW of data centre capacity in Israel

Stack Infrastructure is launching the sale of its 4 Italian data centres as a single business unit

New York-based FirstLight Fiber has succeeded in raising $120 million in new strategic debt financing, led by global investment firm Sixth Street

French data centre startup DENV-R has announced the launch of its first floating data centre offering in Nantes

Digital 9’s board has appointed InfraRed Capital Partners as its investment manager, replacing Triple Point Investment Management, to cover its managed wind-down scheme

IDB Invest is considering granting Peruvian telecoms firm Cala Servicios Integrales a $26 million loan to expand its broadband coverage

The government of Brazil has concluded its inaugural telecoms auction for underserved regions – 59 in total