KKR infra fund over $14bn mark

KKR has raised over $14 billion for its latest infrastructure fund

DigitalBridge to acquire majority stake in Vertical Bridge

DigitalBridge Group through its subsidary DigitalBridge Investment Management, is to acquire a majority stake in Vertical Bridge for an undisclosed sum

Fiera adds distribution partner for Japan

Fiera Infrastructure has appointed Mitsui & Co Alternative Investments as its distribution partner in Japan

South Africa releases draft national infra plan

The government of South Africa has released the draft of the first phase of its National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) 2050 for public consultation

US infrastructure bill - Biden to make history?

The US Senate yesterday voted in favour of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill – the largest piece of legislation to have made it this far – to invest in roads, public transit, water and digital infrastructure

ADB appoints Ye country director for Pakistan

Asian Development Bank appointed Yong Ye as its new country director for Pakistan, effective immediately

Timelines emerge on latest DIF Strategies

DIF is expected to reach first close on its junior and senior debt strategies by the end of this year, while 2022 will see the launch of new iterations of its flagship strategies

Puerto Rico seeks advisers to modernise digital infra

The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority is seeking legal, financial and technical advisers for a potential P3 to modernise the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority’s digital infrastructure

KKR data centre platform expands to Tel Avi

KKR’s data centre platform Global Technical Realty (GTR) has launched a new 10.5MW data centre in Petah Tikva, a data centre hub in Tel Aviv, Israel

PLDT confirms plans to divest cell towers

Philippines-based telecoms company PLDT mulls divesting non-strategic cell towers to independent tower companies

DIF, CIB close Canadian fibre build

DIF has signed an agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank which occasions the expansion of the former’s telecoms infra business Valley Fiber

Telefónica completes Costa Rica exit

Telefónica has closed the sale of its Costa Rican unit to Liberty Latin America for $538 million

Nexera locks in debt for Polish fibre rollout

Polish utility Nexera has today secured PLN 1 billion in debt from 5 lenders for a project to develop fibre-to-the-home infrastructure across 5 regions in Poland

India's first green data centre signs MoU

Gurgaon-based ReNew Power signed an MoU to supply captive renewable energy to RackBank Datacenters