Prep works commence for Greenland subsea cable

Greenlandic telecommunications and postal company Tusass has launched a marine survey in preparation for an upcoming subsea cable

Keppel infra fund obtains loan facilities

The board of directors of Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management have secured term loan facilities amounting to $97.66 million

Finance Consult opens office in Casablanca

Finance Consult has opened a subsidiary in Casablanca to oversee the firm’s energy and infra advisory work across Africa

Basalt infra hires update, London

Dalmore Capital refugee Pedro Andrade Maia has cropped up at Basalt Infrastructure Partners in a vice president role, joining Andrew Marsden who joined as head of energy transition and sustainability earlier this month

Baker Botts hires Ashurst partner, Singapore

Baker Botts has made a partner-level lateral hire, bringing in Andrew Roche from a rival law firm to join its Singapore office

Gresham House fund pulls in £80m LPs

Gresham House has received an £80 million investment from Bedfordshire and Staffordshire pension funds to the second vintage of its UK-focused investment vehicle

Singapore to resume data center growth

Singapore has decided to award 80MW of data center capacity to 4 operators as part of a pilot Data Center-Call for Application exercise, following its data center growth policy reversal in 2022

ICG appoints CFO

Listed alternative asset manager Intermediate Capital Group has appointed David Bicarregui as chief financial officer and executive director

Finnish FTTH service reaches refi close

Finland’s largest fibre to the home company Valokuitunen has successfully closed a €400 million refinancing deal provided by a consortium of lenders

Philippines sets up sovereign wealth fund

Philippines' president Ferdinand Marcos has given the nod to create country's first sovereign wealth fund - the Maharlika Investment Fund

Ubiik acquires Mimomax Wireless in Nz

Taiwanese smart metering and energy management solution provider Ubiik is acquiring Kiwi wireless solutions provider Mimomax Wireless for utilities and critical infrastructure

Eurazeo closes second smart city fund

Eurazeo has held a final closing on its Eurazeo Smart City Fund II 1 at €400 million, exceeding the initial target

Funds Report – H1 fundraising hit by external factors

The first half of 2023 was marred by rising interest rates and lowest fundraising in recent years. Investors continued to pile into the 5 largest infrastructure funds, continuing a trend over the last 4.5 years

USS invests in London fibre growth

The UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme pension scheme is to invest £150 million in G.Network, a London-based fibre provider