Five quit RPS to launch Infravue, Oz
A team of 5 infrastructure investment advisers quit RPS Group to start their own technical and ESG investment advisory firm – Infravue – specialising on energy, industrial, transport and digital infrastructure assets
Apis gets $75m from IFC for new fund
UK-based Apis Partners has received a $75 million equity investment from International Finance Corp for its new fund that helps expanding mid-cap financial service providers and improving financial inclusion
T Rowe Price expands Asia team
US-based T Rowe Price has expanded its Asia intermediary distribution team with the appointment of Daisy Leung and Claudia Phuah
MAM appoints co-heads of private credit division, Europe
Macquarie Asset Management has strengthened its infrastructure and investment grade private credit leadership team with the appointment of Tom van Rijsewijk and Sophia Alison as co-heads of Europe
Nigeria's PAT secures investment from DPI & Verod
Nigerian digital infrastructure company Pan African Towers will receive investment from Development Partners International and Verod Capital to fuel its growth and embark on the next phase of its strategy
Digital 9 sells Verne to Ardian, initiates strategic review
D9 has agreed to sell its entire stake in data centre provider, Verne Global, to Ardian for $575 million
InfraVia, PSG invest in Finnish sustainability platform
InfraVia Capital Partners and PSG Equity have invested €40 million in One Click LCA, a decarbonisation platform for construction and manufacturing, to fund operations, expansion and M&A
DigitalBridge closes first credit fund at $1.1bn
DigitalBridge’s digital infrastructure credit fund has reached close at $1.1 billion in commitments, including co-investment capital
UPDATE: Dito Tele secures loan for network expansion
Dito Telecommunity, the Philippines’ newest mobile network operator, has secured a loan worth some $3.9 billion from a bank syndicate led by Bank of China and ING, who acted as initial mandated lead arrangers. The loan spans 15 years, making it the largest long-term debt arranged by multinational banks for a Philippine company
Slovenia secures approval for €541m RRF facility
The European Commission has endorsed a preliminary assessment of Slovenia’s request for €231 million of grants and €310 million in loans through the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility
EC backs Italy's €194bn revised recovery plan
The European Commission has endorsed Italy’s now €194.4 billion recovery and resilience facility plan covering 66 reforms and 150 investments across energy and infrastructure
Aware Super commits $6.61 billion to UK investment office
Aware Super has pledged $6.61 billion to the UK investment office as part of the pension scheme’s plans to grow its portfolio to $164.52 billion of assets under management
IFM to invest £10bn in UK energy transition
IFM Investors will invest £10 billion into UK infrastructure and energy projects up to 2027 under an MoU with the UK Government
ZSG & NSIA partner for African infra fund
Z Capital Group and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority have created a strategic partnership to establish a fund focused on investments in African infrastructure
ACG pledges $50bn for African infra
The Arab Coordination Group plans to allocate $50 billion to support the build-out of infrastructure across Africa