Gulf Energy to acquire Thai Telecom

Thailand's Gulf Energy Development will acquire 100% of THCOM shares from InTouch Holdings, the parent firm of the country's biggest telecom operator Advanced Info Service through a share purchase worth Bt4.47 billion

Final approval for Cordiant’s Emitel acquisition

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has received final clearance for its acquisition of Polish multi-asset digital infra platform Emitel from funds managed by Astatine Investment Partners

Florida county issues RFP for broadband P3

Highlands County in Florida has issued an RFP seeking a public or private partner to DBFOM a fibre optic middle-mile network supporting high-speed broadband internet

Basalt promotes Jones to partner

Basalt Infrastructure Partners had made a number of promotions and team additions as it continues the steady growth of the platform on both sides of the Atlantic in its London and New York offices

JV created for fibre roll-out in Germany

A joint venture of MEAG, Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe and Primevest Capital Partners has created a wholesale company to deploy fibre-optic networks in Germany

Colt picks up Lumen’s EMEA telecoms assets

Digital infrastructure company Colt Technology Services is to acquire Lumen Technologies’ Europe, Middle East and Africa business for $1.8 billion

IJGlobal Awards 2022 – open for submissions

We are delighted to announce the launch of IJGlobal Awards 2022 – the biggest celebration of greenfield infrastructure and energy achievements in the international industry calendar

Niger mulls renewed private sector role in telecoms

The government of Niger will conduct a comprehensive diagnostic of Niger Telecoms to assess options for a renewed private sector role in the state-owned enterprise

IJInvestor Awards 2022 – The Judging Panel

With the submissions portal for IJInvestor Awards 2022 now closed and a record number of entries received for M&A and infrastructure fund activity, we are delighted to unveil the members of the independent judging panel

Hitachi Energy drives smart city innovation

Hitachi Energy has introduced the TRO610 cellular router that provides state-of-the-art communications and cybersecurity, built to support IIoT applications for utilities, smart cities, oil and gas, and mining operations

Brookfield V reaches $20.7bn

Brookfield’s latest flagship investment vehicle Brookfield Infrastructure Partners V has brought in $20.7 billion in commitments to date

Impax launches listed fund

Impax Asset Management has launched the Impax Listed Infrastructure Fund – a UCITS compliant fund to invest in listed infrastructure companies

ADB adopts reform roadmap for APAC

Asian Development Bank has adopted a comprehensive reform roadmap highlighting a new operating model to accelerate its transformation and meet the needs of developing member nations in Asia and the Pacific

Italian telco merger update

An agreement to amend the non-binding MoU for the network integration project between Italian telcos TIM Group and Open Fiber has been signed