Independent broadband provider Wildanet has named telecoms heavyweights Helen Wylde and Paul Buttery as chief executive and chair of the board respectively

iCON Infrastructure Partners V, a fund advised by iCON Infrastructure, has agreed to support Oklahoma-based telecoms company Dobson Fiber’s $700 million fibre rollout plan in the South

Asterion Industrial Partners has reached the final close on its second fund, Asterion Industrial Infra Fund II, with €1.8 billion in commitments

Foresight has completed its investment into alt-net broadband provider Connect Fibre to help fund the rollout of its fibre-optic projects across the East of England

Investors in listed infrastructure investor Digital 9 have overwhelmingly passed a resolution to change its investment policy

Allan Polack, group chief executive of Swedish pension fund PFA, has resigned after 7 years at the helm

At least 3 other DFIs besides the IFC are known to have acted as anchor investors on pan-African telecoms operator Axian Telecom’s $420 million maiden bond

AMP Capital is set to rebrand as Collimate Capital following the proposed demerger from AMP Limited, which is expected to be finalised in the second half of this year

IJGlobal is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the Asia Pacific company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2021, scheduled to be hosted in Singapore on 24 May

Partners Group has received commitments of $8.5 billion for its third direct infrastructure programme

Nordic investment manager Taaleri Private Equity Funds is reportedly planning to sell off its 43% stake in Finnish data centre operator Ficolo

InfraRed Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in UK telecoms provider Complete Technology Group’s “Complete Fibre” division

Digital infrastructure veteran Sander Mutsaers has joined the Australian arm of Natixis as the country head of real assets within the bank’s corporate and investment banking division

Jio Platforms and Luxembourg-based telecom network provider SES have formed a JV to establish satellite-based broadband services across India

Hong Kong Mortgage Corp now has 20 partner banks to support its infrastructure financing and securitisation business