Bain Capital acquires controlling stake in Eleda, Sweden
Investor Bain Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Altor-owned Swedish infrastructure services and projects company Eleda
Maincubes appoints Limbuwala to chair
Zahl Limbuwala has been appointed executive chair of the advisory board of European data centre operator Maincubes, which is based in Frankfurt and Amsterdam
Mizuho strengthens Australia PF team
Mizuho Bank has promoted Jules Kaufling as head of project finance and appointed Tobias Lonnquist as director for advisory within project finance in Sydney
Marguerite acquires stake in SWAN
European infrastructure investor Marguerite has acquired a “substantial minority stake” in SWAN, the Slovakian telecoms operator, through its third fund and a capital increase of €50 million
Global IR head exits GIP, London
IJGlobal has learned that the London-based global head of investor relations at Global Infrastructure Partners has stepped down from her role
Arcus launches European data centre platform
Arcus Infrastructure Partners has launched data centre platform Portus Data Centers alongside the acquisition of data centre operator IPHH Internet Port Hamburg
CAF approves $3bn in infra financing across LatAm
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean will directly contribute $3 billion to infrastructure projects aimed at facilitating trade and services between the countries of South America
ADB to kick-start climate action fund
Asian Development Bank will launch its Climate Action Catalyst Fund, a carbon fund set up under the Paris Agreement, from 1 January
Macquarie invests in India’s ChargeZone
Macquarie Capital today announced its investment in ChargeZone, one of the top 5 EV charging networks in India
IFC mulls loan for Malaysia data center
The International Finance Corporation is considering a loan of $150 million for the development of a greenfield data center in Malaysia
Seraya Partners closes Asia-focused infra fund
Singapore-headquartered Seraya Partners, the Asia-Pacific focused infrastructure fund manager, today announced the completion of its first fund
IJGlobal Awards 2023 – deadline extension
For those of you feeling the pressure to hit deadlines to submit for IJGlobal Awards 2023, we have some good news it has – by popular demand – been pushed back to the end of this week… for Company submissions. You can submit for company categories up to Friday 15 December, and deals until 31 December
Swiss Life’s GIO Growth II hits first close at €560m
Swiss Life Asset Managers has reached first close on its Swiss Life Funds ESG Global Infrastructure Opportunities Growth II fund with commitments in excess of €560 million
JICA, ADB to set up second APAC infra fund
Japan International Cooperation Agency and Asian Development Bank are setting up a second Asia-focused infrastructure fund