Torus secures power investment, US

Torus has secured a $200 million investment from Magnetar to accelerate the deployment of its proprietary modular power plants for utilities, data centers, and commercial and industrial customers across the US

Magnora launches data centre development business, Sweden

Magnora has entered the Swedish data centre market through its newly established subsidiary, Magnora DC

Pierview Capital launches, Texas

Texas-headquartered Pierview Capital has launched to focus on the growing distributed energy sector

Blackstone expands access to infra ELTIF

Blackstone has expanded access to private infrastructure investing to eligible investors in Europe, certain jurisdictions in APAC and the Middle East

IFC green banks alliance onboards 20 lenders, APAC

The International Finance Corporation has onboarded 20 lenders to the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a by-invitation platform for the acceleration of sustainable finance across Asia Pacific’s emerging markets and developing economies

QTS seeks $600m Phoenix data center ABS deal

Blackstone-backed QTS Realty Trust is looking to raise $600 million via an ABS financing backed by a Phoenix data center

SocGen appoints Southeast Asia head

Societe Generale has appointed Alvaro Huete as country head for Singapore and Southeast Asia, effective immediately

L&G reaches first close on LDIF, UK

L&G has reached first close on its L&G Digital Infrastructure Fund, reaching €600 million in commitments and associated co-investments, with a second close expected later this year

Brightspeed secures federal grants for fiber expansion, US

Brightspeed has secured a total of $110.7 million in federal broadband equity access and deployment program for its fiber expansion in the US

DT JV receives Marinus Link major works contract, Oz

A joint venture of DT Infrastructure and Samsung C&T has been selected as the preferred contractor for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector project between Tasmania and Victoria

Helios, Telecom Egypt collaborate on data centre

Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm, has received a preliminary approval to acquire a stake in a subsidiary that will own the Regional Data Hub data centre assets of Telecom Egypt

Pelagos developing Gibraltar data centre

Pelagos Data Centres is planning to develop a data centre in Gibraltar, delivering up to 250MW of capacity by 2033

Uniti could sell fiber businesses amid heightened M&A act...

Uniti Group could divest from all the fiber-optic segments it operates as part of an ongoing strategic review process, CFO Paul Bolington said at an industry conference last week