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