DigitalBridge appoints new president

Ben Jenkins has been promoted to president and chief investment officer of Florida-based DigitalBridge Group, after serving as the chief investment officer at DigitalBridge Investment Management since 2019

New Mexico village receives bids for broadband P3

The Village of Ruidoso in New Mexico has received responses to its RFP for a private partner to DBFOM a broadband network

Vodafone NZ tower sale launches

Vodafone NZ is the latest telco to offload its towers business to raise capital, having formally launched the long awaited 2-part sale process

Financing details emerge on Axicom sale

The winning bidder for Australian wireless infrastructure operator Axicom – a JV of AustralianSuper and SingTel – has partially financed its acquisition with a A$2.6 billion debt package arranged by 16 commercial banks

Subscription closes on Philippines data centre biz

Globe Telecoms, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Ayala have closed their share subscription in a data centre business in the Philippines

DigitalBridge provides $220m loan to Everstream

DigitalBridge Group, along with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has provided $220 million via a holdco term loan to Everstream Solutions to support its continued growth

Miraj steps up to MD role in ING

London-based Ali Miraj has been promoted in ING Bank to managing director on the infrastructure finance team, taking a greater role in infra fund client coverage on a global basis

Axicom changes hands for A$3.5 billion

Australian wireless infrastructure operator Axicom has today been sold to a joint venture of AustralianSuper and SingTel for A$3.5 billion, concluding the sale process initiated late last year

IJGlobal Awards 2021 – MENA Company Winners

The Middle East and North Africa winners of the coveted company category for the IJGlobal Awards 2021 were announced last night at a gala dinner in The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Dubai

IJGlobal Awards 2021 – MENA Deal Winners

The infrastructure and energy community from around the Middle East and North Africa congregated last night for IJGlobal Awards 2021 to recognise deals closed across the MENA region over the last calendar year

Whiriskey joins Linklaters in Japan

Tracy Whiriskey has joined Linklaters’ Tokyo office as a corporate partner, the law firm announced today

GlobalConnect grows fibre portfolio

Nordic digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Group will acquire fibre infrastructure from Danish network provider Wizer

Patrizia names new CFO

Christoph Glaser has been appointed to the Patrizia management board as chief financial officer

3i managing partner Phil White steps down

Phil White is stepping down from his role as managing partner of the 3i Group infrastructure team after 8 years of having led the team, effective 1 July 2022

HIG Capital adds 2 MDs to senior infra team

Antonio Botija and George Watts have been appointed to global alternative investment firm HIG Capital’s infrastructure team as managing partners in the London and New York offices respectively