BlackRock holds €1.4bn close on GIS 4

BlackRock Real Assets’ BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions, the firm’s dedicated infrastructure multi-manager investment team, has achieved a €1.4 billion final close for its latest private infrastructure equity fund

Marguerite appoints Paris-based managing director

Fabio Siragusa has been promoted to managing director at Marguerite, effective January 2022, following 11 years at the company, most recently as investment director

Digital 9 raises £95 million

Triple Point’s listed infrastructure vehicle Digital 9 has raised £95.2 million following a capital raise launched on 13 January

Blackstone hires Summers as P3 head

Blackstone has appointed Kurt Summers Jr, former city treasurer of Chicago, as head of public-private partnerships for Blackstone Infrastructure Partners

Cordiant equity placement – results in

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has raised £200 million through its placing of 188,679,245 new ordinary shares

Ex ING MDs front DC Advisory's Benelux opening

DC Advisory has launched a Benelux team based out of a new Netherlands office

IHS inks Brazilian tower purchase

IHS Towers is to purchase a local portfolio company from Grupo Torresur – the latest stage of the company’s expansion in Brazil

Colliers takes major stake in Basalt Infrastructure

Real estate company Colliers has acquired a 75% interest in infrastructure manager Basalt Infrastructure Partners

European ESG fund schedules interim close

A European fund manager is expecting to hold a fifth interim close on its ESG fund by the end of January 2022

Boric names cabinet

Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric has named his cabinet, including the new ministers of public works, energy and mining

Eight Advisory opens fifth office in France

Project and infrastructure consulting firm Eight Advisory is continuing its European expansion strategy with the opening of its fifth office in France

Melody digital fund holds $1.95bn final close

Melody Investment Advisors held a $1.95 billion final close on its latest digital infrastructure vehicle last week

Unsolicited offers send Uniti shares soaring

The shares of ASX-listed telecom Uniti Group have risen by over 9% to reach A$4.12 today, as the company revealed that “more than one party” had expressed interest in making a buyout offer

Digital 9 proposes investment mandate change

Listed infrastructure vehicle Digital 9 has proposed an investment mandate change which is to be decided by shareholders at a general meeting on 14 February