Cordiant Digital completes Norkring Belgie acquisition

Cordiant Digital has completed the acquisition of Norkring Belgie for a total enterprise value of €6.2 million

Sofiac secures €60m from Mirova-led investors

Canada-based energy transition services firm Sofiac has secured €60 million from investment managers Mirova, ADEME Investissement, and Fondaction to build-out its service offering in France

General Atlantic acquires Actis, UK

New York private equity fund General Atlantic has agreed to acquire UK-based sustainable infrastructure Actis, as mainstream investors continue their push into infrastructure

EAIF raises $294m in debt financing

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has raised $294 million of debt facilities, over half its $500 million target for 2025 which the fund set in 2022

Connecticut Retirement fund approves infra pacing plan

Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds plans to invest $500 million in infrastructure in 2024, marking a decrease of $200 million on 2023

UK media infra firm closes £350m refi

Wildstone, an Antin-backed outdoor media infrastructure provider, has completed a £350 million refinancing agreement, the first infrastructure debt raised in the out-of-home sector

Kingston and Sutton join London Fund, closes at £250m

The combined pension fund of the London Boroughs of Kingston and Sutton has committed £55 million to The London Fund, which closed at £250 million

Octopus Energy invests £200m in Deep Green

Octopus Energy has invested £200 million in Deep Green, a sustainable data centre company repurposing heat generated from data collection

Seth Tan joins OCBC from SMBC

Seth Tan has started at OCBC as the managing director and head of corporate banking China, he announced on social media yesterday

IFC makes $30m investment in African infra fund, AIIF4

The International Finance Corporation has made a $30 million equity investment in the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 Partnership to boost essential infrastructure development throughout Africa

GIP flagship fund in late stages of fundraising

Global Infrastructure Partners is in the “late stages of fundraising” for one of its vehicles, according to BlackRock chief executive and chairman Larry Fink in the firm’s Q4 earnings conference call

UPDATE: Africa50 fund reaches $222.5m first close

Africa50 has achieved first close for the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, securing $222.5 million in commitments

NorthC to enter Frankfurt data centre market

Dutch data centre operator NorthC has announced an upcoming 5MW data centre to be constructed in the Frankfurt area

Arlington County to make $15m SDC Digital Infra IV commit...

The board of trustees of the Arlington County Employees’ Retirement System has approved a $15 million LP commitment to SDQ Digital Infrastructure Opportunities Fund IV