Harrison Street closes $600m digital fund, US
Chicago-based Harrison Street has closed its first dedicated digital infrastructure fund with $600 million in total commitments
Green light for Europe’s largest data centre, UK
Hertsmere Borough Council has given the go-ahead to a 400MVA £3.75 billion data centre on the outskirts of London
Blue Owl digital infra fund passes $6bn, US
Blue Owl Capital has raised nearly $6.1 billion for Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III – which was formerly managed by IPI Partners, according to SEC filings
Keppel secures US nod for Bifrost
Keppel Corp has secured US regulatory approval for the Bifrost Cable System project connecting Singapore to the US via subsea cable
Meridiam takes equity in SA telco
French asset manager and investor Meridiam has invested in South African telecom firm Ilitha Telecommunications – becoming a majority equity partner in the business
Fengate raises $1.1bn for fourth fund
Fengate Asset Management has raised $1.1 billion at the final close of its fourth infrastructure fund, exceeding its $1 billion target
XTX Markets fronts €1bn data centre, Finland
Venture capital firm XTX Markets will invest a €1 billion financing package into developing a major data centre campus in Kajaani, Finland
Funds & Investors Report FY24 – slow and steady
Full year 2024 proved to be the least active in recent times for fundraising by closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure funds, capping off the 12-month period with the second worst quarter since the start of 2020
Novacap closes $1bn digital infra fund, Canada
Canadian private equity firm Novacap has raised a total of $1 billion at the final close of its first digital infrastructure fund
Blue Owl data centre JV secures $2.3bn for TX project
Blue Owl, Crusoe Energy System, and Primary Digital Infrastructure have secured a $2.3 billion loan from JP Morgan for a 206MW build-to-suit data centre in Abilene, Texas
Goldman boards private wealth infra train
Goldman Sachs has launched an open-ended infrastructure fund for wealthy individual clients to bolster its fundraising efforts
Gandhi joins Deloitte, London
Udit Gandhi has left Ernst & Young after 14 years and will join Deloitte's due diligence team in London as a partner
APL ropes in partner for Japan DC
Asia Pacific Land Group and Global Compute Infrastructure, a data infrastructure investment firm led by industry veterans, have launched a JV to develop a new data centre hub in Kyushu, Japan
Macquarie Capital invests in Brazilian fibre platform
Macquarie Capital has made an investment of R$ 300 million in Brasil TecPar, a leading internet service provider in the country