EcoDataCenter secures major funding for Swedish facility

Swedish data centre developer EcoDataCenter has secured a €170 million debt package from a lending consortium to develop the company’s EcoDataCenter 1 facility

BlackRock infra fund hits first close at $1bn

BlackRock fund BlackRock Evergreen Infrastructure will acquire a commercial and industrial solar and battery platform in the US after hitting a first close at nearly $1 billion in commitments from its European founding partners

African telco CSquared receives $25m investment

Pan-African telecoms company CSquared has received a $25 million equity investment from Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund, IFC and the International Development Association

AIS gets nod to takeover Thai broadband firm

Thai mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service has received the green light to take over Thailand-based Jasmine International ’s broadband service provider and investment unit for a total asset value of $903 million

Vocus talks with TPG collapse, Australia

TPG Telecom has ceased discussions with Vocus Group over the latter’s A$6.3 billion offer to acquire part of TPG’s fixed broadband infrastructure assets

UPDATE: Digital Edge secures loan for Korea DC

Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge Holdings has secured the platform’s first-ever green loan for phase 1 of a 100MW data center in South Korea

MUFG hires in China, ESG teams

MUFG Bank is ramping up its Asia Pacific units with key additions in China and the ESG teams

IFC gets head for Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei

International Finance Corp today announced it appointed Katia Daude Goncalves as country manager for Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei

Stafford Capital deploys fourth infra fund

Stafford Capital Partners has finalised deployment of its fourth infrastructure secondaries fund – SISF IV – and made a first investment though its fifth fund

Brookfield opens up shop in Frankfurt

Brookfield Asset Management has opened an office in Frankfurt to reinforce its commitments to the German market, and to develop closer relationships with its investors and portfolio companies

PAI Partners eighth fund reaches final close

PAI Partners reached final close on the eighth iteration of its flagship buyout fund at €7.1 billion in capital commitments

Liberty LatAm sells mobile tower assets to Phoenix Tower

US-based telecoms firm Liberty Latin America has agreed a deal to sell some 1,300 mobile tower sites across the Caribbean and Latin America to Phoenix Tower International

abrdn to bolster UK fibre offering

Wessex Internet Limited, an abrdn portfolio company, has reached close on a £35 million ($43m) debt package from Triodos Bank

Vodafone plans strategic partnership with Accenture

Vodafone has revealed plans for a strategic partnership with Accenture to aid in "accelerating its transformation to commercialise its market leading shared services operations" through a €150 million investment from the global professional services company

Zegona completes equity raise to fund Vodafone Spain acqu...

Zegona Communications completed its €300 million equity placing to institutional investors to partially fund its €5 billion acquisition of Vodafone Spain