AIIB, IDCOL ink $200m for Bangladesh
AIIB and the government of Bangladesh have signed a $200 million on-lending facility to Infrastructure Development Co to finance infrastructure projects in the country
Queen’s speech cements UKIB into law
A new bill designed to finalise the setup of the UK Infrastructure Bank was announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday
UK fibre business in fundraising bid
Internet service provider, Freedom fibre, is seeking investment in order to fund the expansion of its operations throughout the North West of England and beyond
Final closing for Swiss Life GIO III
Swiss Life has raised more than double the target of its flagship equity fund for a total of €3.5 billion for its third generation core and core + strategy
OPEC and AIIB sign coop agreement
The OPEC Fund for International Development and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have signed a new cooperation agreement
AXA IM promotes global head of IR
AXA Investment Management has promoted Jean-Baptiste Lefief to the role of global head of investor relations for alternatives
US telco to be taken private in $11bn deal
Las Vegas-based data centre company, Switch, is set to be taken private by DigitalBridge Investment Management and an affiliate of IFM Investors in an all-cash transaction valued at $11 billion
MAM APAC fund buys digital infra platform
A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management has acquired a significant minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia for around $610 million
Quintana and Astarte combine to create JV
Texan investment firm Quintana Infrastructure & Development and UK asset manager Astarte Capital Partners plan to form Quintana Adaptive Infrastructure Capital through a JV
UPDATE: Meridiam to fundraise UN-backed vehicle
Meridiam and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have agreed a framing agreement in relation to a partnership to establish and fundraise a vehicle for new urban infrastructure in developing countries
Amber hires investment director
Amber Infrastructure Group has appointed Matthew Dooley as investment director
NZ telco launches towers business sale
Spark New Zealand has formally launched the 2-part sale of a majority stake of its telecom towers business – Spark TowerCo – soliciting indicative bids by the first week of June
Morrison & Co appoints 14 inaugural partners
New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison & Co has introduced a partnership model making up 14 members of staff to partner level as a part of the firm’s new operating model
Axiata moves forward with broadband acquisition
Axiata has scheduled an EGM of shareholders to vote on its proposal to acquire a controlling interest in a provider of high-speed broadband and cable TV in Indonesia
Delayed Italian telco merger imminent
Italian telecoms company TIM Group and CDP Equity are set to announce a decision concerning the integration between TIM’s network and Italian telecoms business Open Fiber