Canadian pension makes £1bn takeover bid for BBGI
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation has made a cash offer for London-listed BBGI Global Infrastructure, valuing the fund at £1.062 billion
Indus Towers takes solar farm stake
Indus Towers has inked a share and purchase agreement for a 26% stake in Amplus Tungabhadra, an SPV operating a solar power plant in India
Singapore's GIC names senior hires
Singapore’s GIC has appointed Bryan Yeo as group chief investment officer and Boon Chin Hau as chief investment officer for infrastructure
Speed Fibre picks up BT Ireland subsidiary
Speed Fibre, a portfolio company of London-listed Cordiant Digital Infrastructure, has agreed to acquire BT Ireland’s wholesale business for an enterprise value of €22 million
Perez to step up at AllianzGI, New York
On the same day that AllianzGI announced the impending retirement of Deborah Zurkow – London-based global head of investments – IJGlobal can reveal that NY-based Marta Perez will step up to global head of infrastructure, covering equity and credit
UPDATE: Nest to take 10% stake in IFM
UK pension fund National Employment Savings Trust will acquire a 10% stake in Australian manager IFM Investors, pledging to invest £5 billion in private markets alongside the manager by 2030
CapitaLand expands into Japan DC market
Temasek-backed CapitaLand Investment is planning to develop a 50MW data centre in Japan, marking its entry into the country
Agentis sets up greenfield advisory team
Agentis Capital Advisors has created a dedicated team that will work on end-to-end advisory services tailored to greenfield projects
Boldyn Networks US finalises $1.2bn debt package
CIBC acted as left lead arranger on a $1.2 billion debt financing for Boldyn Networks US to accelerate its capital investment to grow and expand its footprint throughout the region
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – Latin America shortlist
We are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 for Latin America identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the winners to be announced in New York
HSBC closes global debt fund at $612m
HSBC Asset Management has reached final close on its first global infra debt fund at $612 million – below its $750 million target
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – North America shortlist
We are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 for North America, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted…with the winners to be announced in New York
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – MENA Shortlist
We are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 for the Middle East and North Africa, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the big reveal on the night in Dubai
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – Europe & Africa Shortlist
We are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 for Europe and Africa, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the big reveal on the night in London
abrdn hits €585m close on third core fund
abrdn has raised €585 million at the final close its third core infrastructure fund, falling short of its €1 billion target