UPDATE: Macquarie closes Philippines telco investment

Macquarie Capital is facilitating the development of the Philippines’ telecommunications infrastructure market to enhance connectivity and mobility for local mobile users by completing its investment in one of the fastest-growing independent tower companies in the archipelago

Fourth fund vintage nears first close

A European fund manager is close to holding first close on the fourth vintage of its flagship infrastructure vehicle

OMERS Infra moves up Hall

Canadian investor and asset manager OMERS Infrastructure has promoted Alastair Hall to senior managing director overseeing the firm’s European transactions

Manulife holds $4.65bn final close

Manulife Investment Management has held a final closing on the Manulife Infrastructure Fund II, a $4.65 billion private fund with committed capital from 29 limited partners and Manulife’s general account

Reliance quashes BT rumour

Reliance Industries denied a media report that the Indian conglomerate was considering a bid for UK telco BT Group

Allianz's €1bn investment in Austrian fibre

Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz Insurance companies and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund, has entered into an agreement with Oesterreichische Glasfaser-Infrastrukturgesellschaft for the financing of the roll-out of fibre-to-the-home in Austria

Asterion takes stake in UK fibre developer

Asterion Industrial Partners – the investment management firm focused on mid-market European infrastructure – has formed a partnership with MS3, a provider of full fibre services to homes and businesses

Depleted investor coffers shelves Alinda IPO

Alinda Capital Partners has shelved its IPO plans owing to exhausted investor coffers depleted by recent listed capital raises totalling almost £1 billion

Korea Eximbank holds first ESG committee meeting

Export-Import Bank of Korea held its first ESG committee meeting at the bank’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul

Belgium approves first 5G auction

The Belgian government has on Wednesday approved the country’s first 5G spectrum auction ending almost a year of negotiation

European debt manager plans latest fund

A European debt fund manager is prepping plans for the latest vintage of its flagship debt product and is considering another investment

Bahrain outlines $30bn strategic infra plan

The government of Bahrain has made public the details of its new $30 billion Strategic Project Plan, which includes infrastructure initiatives based on its 2030 economic vision

Orange CEO resigns after fraud conviction

Stéphane Richard the chief executive of telecom giant Orange has resigned after yesterday receiving a 1-year suspended prison sentence in a long running fraud case

Infracrowd to develop Vietnam data centre

Singapore-based Infracrowd Capital plans to develop a $100 million data centre in Da Nang IT Park, spearheaded by Vietnamese conglomerate Trungnam Group

Cathay Life allocates to equity strategy

Cathay Life Insurance has increased its exposure to infrastructure assets by committing capital to a private equity fund, managed by a UK-headquartered investment firm