KKR core fund nears $10bn, North America

KKR’s open-ended core infrastructure fund has raised around $9.8 billion to date, according to SEC filings

UK gov clearance for Vodafone, Three merger

The UK government has cleared the merger of Vodafone and Three’s UK business, subject to several conditions

SACE opens Singapore, Vietnam offices

Italian export credit agency Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero has opened 2 offices in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Singapore to capture growth opportunities for Italian companies in Southeast Asia

BlackRock expands climate infra team, New Zealand

BlackRock has appointed Will Thomson as managing director, a portfolio manager in the climate infrastructure team in New Zealand, launching its franchise in the country

Solarpack, Meta sign deal for 210MW solar, Indiana

Spanish developer Solarpack has signed 2 environmental attribute purchase agreements with Meta from its 210MW solar portfolio in Indiana

QMC Telecom secures financing to boost LatAm infra

Puerto Rico-based QMC Telecom has secured a $115 million financing package to boost its digital infrastructure investments across Latin America

GIC to invest in green transition, tech

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation will focus future investments on the green transition and emerging tech

TRSL makes $65m infra commitments

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has approved $65 million in infra fund commitments

Digital 9 appoints advisers for asset sale

London-listed Digital 9 Infrastructure has appointed advisers and begun investor outreach for the sale of 3 of its wholly owned assets, as part of the fund’s managed wind-down process

Zayo Group carves out European and NA businesses

Zayo Group, the global network infrastructure provider, has made plans to carve out 2 independent entities focused on its European business and its interests outside of Europe and North America

Challenges for APAC data centres amid growth

Data Centres currently account for up to 3% of global electricity consumption, with projections suggesting this could increase to 4% by 2030 due to ever-increasing demand for cloud services

TierPoint raises $550m in green financing

Data centre solutions provider TierPoint yesterday completed a $550 million asset-backed securities fundraise

T5 Data Centers announces new Illinois campus

Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers will develop a new data centre campus in Grayslake, Illinois

PIF’s Alat launches electrification unit

Public Investment Fund company Alat launched 2 infrastructure business units this week