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