IFC appoints Green for ANZ & Pacific Islands

IFC has appointed Judith Green as its new country manager for the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand

CEL eyes 3Q first close

China Everbright's newest infra fund is heading towards a first close in 3Q, following the approval by a limited partner to commit capital

Second Panamanian telco deal closes in 3 days

Liberty Latin America has completed its acquisition of América Móvil’s Panamanian subsidiary – the second Panamanian telco acquisition to close in the span of 3 days

Telecom Argentina taps IFC for 4G, FTTP expansion

Argentine telco Telecom Argentina has signed a financing package with the IFC to fund the expansion of the company’s 4G mobile and FTTP broadband coverage

Final round for Magenta Telekom JV partner

Magenta Telekom’s search for a joint venture partner to fund its fibreroll out in Austria is in the final round – with 2 bidders in the running

IFC appoints new Europe, LAC VP

The International Finance Corporation has appointed Alfonso Garcia Mora as its new vice president for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean

France's Obelix fibre deal – all the details

The syndication on the multi-billion Euro Obelix fibre deal in France has finalised today with 10 institutional investors and 15 commercial lenders

Millicom buys out Panamanian telco

Latin America-focused telecoms giant Millicom has bought out the minority shareholders in its Panamanian operations, bringing its stake in the company to 100%

Large loan for transport and digital infra in DRC

The World Bank has signed a $500 million loan for transport and connectivity projects in the DRC

PSN refinances Indonesia satellite

Indonesia-based Pasifik Satelit Nusantara has signed a $114 million debt package to refinance the country’s first operational high-throughput satellite

Imminent close on €1.6bn French fibre

The €1.6 billion Obelix fibre deal in France is within days of signing with financial close expected to follow swiftly

Peru U-turns on fibre tender

The Peruvian ministry of transport and communications (MTC) has ditched plans to run a new tender process to O&M the national fibre backbone network, opting instead to leave responsibility with the national telecoms regulator

Cordiant rebrands DataGryd

DataGryd Data Centers will be rebranded as Hudson Interexchange as part of Cordiant’s expansion plans for its strategic interconnect data centre in New York

Wong joins Prolegis from CMS

Adrian Wong has joined Prolegis, a Singapore-based affiliate firm of Herbert Smith Freehills, as head of projects

Green Mountain to acquire UK data centre

Green Mountain is set to acquire an East London data centre and the adjacent land from Infinity SDC for an undisclosed sum