Fundraising for EQT’s active management infrastructure strategy is “taking longer” given current market conditions, the firm said in its 2023 year-end report

US asset manager Blackstone has raised $1.8 billion at an initial close for the fourth vintage of its infrastructure secondaries strategy

DEG has today confirmed an additional commitment to Adenia Partner’s fifth fund

KKR has acquired around 1,100 wireless communications towers from Tigo Colombia, a subsidiary of Millicom

ANZ has promoted 3 senior bankers to key leadership positions across its corporate finance business in Asia, including structured finance in Taiwan

GuarantCo has provided a $70 million guarantee to support a sustainability bond to a Cambodian telecom firm, CamGSM

Marguerite-backed EllaLink will establish an 8,000km optic fibre submarine connection between French Guiana and continental Europe

The Greater Gwent Pension Fund has decided on a 3-year strategy, targeting a 2% annual investment in infra and real assets

UK bank abrdn is restructuring its investments business as part of plans to reduce annual costs by at least £150 million by the end of 2025

Northern Data Group's Ardent Data Centers has completed the acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based data centre in its attempts to expand its presence across the US and Europe

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund has committed XOF23.5 billion to a XOF75 billion receivables-backed bond issued by securitisation vehicle Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créance to support West African telecommunications carrier Sonatel

Swedish asset manager EQT’s sixth vintage of its flagship infrastructure fund has raised €14.5 billion of its €20 billion target, according to the firm’s 2023 year-end report

Telefónica Local Services – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefónica – has increased its ownership of Telefónica Deutschland to some 93.1%

Starwood Capital Group has launched Starwood Digital Ventures to manage its expansion across the US and European data centre markets as part of its US and European data centre investment strategy

A fourth vintage of a Swiss infrastructure investor’s core equity strategy is expected to launch in 2024, IJGlobal has learned