Baker Botts hires digital infra partner

Baker Botts has hired Neil Torpey as a partner in its corporate department, based in New York and Austin

EC clears Orange’s takeover of Belgian telcos

The European Commission has approved Orange’s proposed acquisition of VOO which is “conditional on full compliance with a commitments package offered by Orange”

Patrizia makes first infra investments in Spain

Patrizia on Monday said it has invested in 2 mid-market Spanish broadband and fibre operators, strengthening its European digital infrastructure footprint and marking the investment manager's first deals in the country

Abdallaoui promoted to MD at CA CIB, Paris

Mokhtar Abdallaoui has been promoted to managing director in the Paris-based Credit Agricole infrastructure M&A advisory team

Netomnia secures financing for UK fibre

UK altnet Netomnia, in conjunction with internet service provider sister-company YouFibre, has secured a £230 million debt finance package to fund a 2-year full fibre roll-out across the UK

Oregon PERF commits to EQT

Oregon PERF has made a $350 million commitment to EQT Infrastructure V

Geoflex raises €6m with new investors

Geoflex, a business involved in hyper-accurate geopositioning, has raised €6 million in its latest funding round with new partners Bouygues, Stellantis Ventures and Thales joining the capital structure

Demeter hires new partner

French asset manager Demeter has hired Frederic Gilbert as partner based out of its Paris office

IJGlobal Americas Awards – the results

The IJGlobal Awards for the Americas were hosted last night in New York, celebrating transactions closed over the course of the last calendar year and the companies that supported them

Swedish pension fund looks to place $93.3bn in ESG

Swedish Fund Selection Agency has issued a series of requests for asset managers to invest around SKr1 trillion in defined contribution assets

Openreach hits milestone in major UK fibre roll-out

British telecoms company Openreach has provided more than 800,000 Scottish homes and business with full fibre access as part of its countrywide roll-out of ultrafast fibre broadband