DEG adds $20m to Adenia V commitment
DEG has today confirmed an additional commitment to Adenia Partner’s fifth fund
KKR acquires Tigo Colombia towers
KKR has acquired around 1,100 wireless communications towers from Tigo Colombia, a subsidiary of Millicom
ANZ promotes 3 to leadership roles
ANZ has promoted 3 senior bankers to key leadership positions across its corporate finance business in Asia, including structured finance in Taiwan
GuarantCo wraps sustainability bond in Cambodia
GuarantCo has provided a $70 million guarantee to support a sustainability bond to a Cambodian telecom firm, CamGSM
Ellalink connects LatAm to Europe via subsea cable
Marguerite-backed EllaLink will establish an 8,000km optic fibre submarine connection between French Guiana and continental Europe
Greater Gwent Pensions to up annual infra investments
The Greater Gwent Pension Fund has decided on a 3-year strategy, targeting a 2% annual investment in infra and real assets
abrdn to restructure investment business for cost savings
UK bank abrdn is restructuring its investments business as part of plans to reduce annual costs by at least £150 million by the end of 2025
Ardent Data Centers completes Pennsylvania acquisition
Northern Data Group's Ardent Data Centers has completed the acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based data centre in its attempts to expand its presence across the US and Europe
EAIF commits $39m to west African telecom bond
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has committed XOF23.5 billion to a XOF75 billion receivables-backed bond issued by securitisation vehicle Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créance to support West African telecommunications carrier Sonatel
EQT flagship infra fund reaches €14.5bn
Swedish asset manager EQT’s sixth vintage of its flagship infrastructure fund has raised €14.5 billion of its €20 billion target, according to the firm’s 2023 year-end report
Telefónica ups German division ownership
Telefónica Local Services – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefónica – has increased its ownership of Telefónica Deutschland to some 93.1%
Starwood Capital launches data centre venture
Starwood Capital Group has launched Starwood Digital Ventures to manage its expansion across the US and European data centre markets as part of its US and European data centre investment strategy
Fourth vintage of Swiss core fund expected in 2024
A fourth vintage of a Swiss infrastructure investor’s core equity strategy is expected to launch in 2024, IJGlobal has learned
Fund & Investors Report Full Year 2023 – flight to scale
Infrastructure fundraising slowed down in 2023, according to IJGlobal data. Total capital raised in 2023 was $108.7 billion, compared with a total of $183.97 billion in 2022