The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has committed XOF23.5 billion to a XOF75 billion receivables-backed bond issued by securitisation vehicle Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créance to support West African telecommunications carrier Sonatel

Swedish asset manager EQT’s sixth vintage of its flagship infrastructure fund has raised €14.5 billion of its €20 billion target, according to the firm’s 2023 year-end report

Telefónica Local Services – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefónica – has increased its ownership of Telefónica Deutschland to some 93.1%

Starwood Capital Group has launched Starwood Digital Ventures to manage its expansion across the US and European data centre markets as part of its US and European data centre investment strategy

A fourth vintage of a Swiss infrastructure investor’s core equity strategy is expected to launch in 2024, IJGlobal has learned

Infrastructure fundraising slowed down in 2023, according to IJGlobal data. Total capital raised in 2023 was $108.7 billion, compared with a total of $183.97 billion in 2022

We are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2023 for Europe and Africa, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the big reveal on the night

Swiss Life Asset Management will launch a long-term investment fund focused on Europe in early February

Samuel Kim has been appointed chief country officer for South Korea for Deutsche Bank, the lender announced yesterday

The Maharlika Investment Fund is planning to make its first investment in the coming weeks, likely in “the infrastructure and energy sector”

Natixis Investment Managers is building its presence in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia region with the appointment of Wassim Nasrallah as head of MEACA, effective immediately

Italian infrastructure manager F2i has hit its €1 billion target for its sixth fund, which it will invest into Italian telecoms company TIM’s fixed network asset NetCo, alongside KKR and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance

An Actis-led consortium has acquired a telecoms portfolio in the CEE region of the western Balkans from Telekom Srbija, made up of some 1,800 macro towers

RAI’s board of directors have approved the sale of a 15% stake in Rai Way