US grant for Southern African internet rollout
USTDA has signed a grant to South African ISP Jenny Internet to fund a feasibility study into expanding low-cost internet across the Southern African region
RFP issued for Ethio Telecom sell-off
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance has issued the RFP documents for the partial privatisation of Ethio Telecom
DWS-owned NorthC acquires colocation business
DWS-owned NorthC Group Deutschland has acquired IP Exchange for an enterprise value of €44 million
Salim seeks $500m for Indonesia data centres
Indonesia-based conglomerate Salim Group is seeking up to $500 million in loans to finance the development and operation of data centres at its industrial park
France to fund Indonesia data centre
The French government plans to provide a $190 million loan to the government of Indonesia to develop a national data centre, including pre-development activities
EBRD appoints new Kazakhstan director
The multilateral named Hüseyin Özhan as the new director for Kazakhstan
Meridiam racks up 5 new funds
Meridiam has unveiled a slew of fund closings this year, having raised $6.1 billion for the new vehicles
GTT completes sale of infra division
Telecoms service provider GTT Communications has completed of the sale of its infrastructure division to I Squared Capital
Meridiam raises impact fund with Rockefeller and PIDG
Meridiam has raised a €20 million impact fund in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and the Private Infrastructure Development Group
Telenor explains Myanmar exit
Norwegian state-owned telecoms company Telenor has confirmed the divestment of its Myanma operations to Lebanon-based M1 Group for $105 million
UPDATE: CK Hutchison, Ooredoo to merge Indonesian busines...
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison and Qatari telecoms company Ooredoo have agreed to merge their Indonesian subsidiaries for $6 billion
Canadian infratech team wins global innovation competition
A G20 initiative announced the winner of a competition to innovate the infrastructure sector
SDC managed funds acquire fibre optics company
SDC Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in IQ Fiber, a new residential fibre-optic internet provider based in Florida
DIF Capital adds 2 senior hires and opens NY office
DIF Capital Partners has hired Kanan Joshi and Luuk Veenstra as senior directors based in New York and Amsterdam respectively
CityFibre completes £1.13bn financing
Full fibre platform CityFibre has completed a £1.13 billion capital raise – bringing in new investors Mubadala Investment and Interogo Holding