Macquarie, Stonepeak consortia set up Philippines telco

Macquarie Capital and Stonepeak subsidiaries have concluded a transaction establishing the largest telecommunication tower companies in the Philippines

Ohio county issues RFP for potential broadband P3

Shelby County in Ohio has issued an RFP seeking a private partner to provide improved broadband access for residents and business in the region

Peru to award 65 concessions for 2025-2026

Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión will award 65 infrastructure concessions for the 2025-2026 period with a total value of almost $16 billion

Pantheon in market with fifth infra fund

Pantheon is in the market with its fifth infrastructure strategy, with a first close expected in the coming months

CIP takes 15% in Qblue, Denmark

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 15% stake in Danish asset manager Qblue Balanced as part of a wider strategic partnership between the firms

AWS to invest $2bn in Brazil digital infra

Amazon Web Services will invest R$10.1 billion into data centres in São Paulo state, Brazil

CMA issues findings on UK Vodafone, Three deal

Details have emerged on the UK’s Competition and Market Authority’s investigation into the proposed merger of Vodafone UK and CK Hutchison’s Three UK

Infra ABS deals to build up in Asia

Infrastructure asset-backed securities transactions are seen picking up in Asia on the back of growing financing needs and diversification of funding sources

CleanSpark buys 7 Tennessee data centres

Bitcoin infrastructure company CleanSpark is acquiring 7 data centre sites in Tennessee from Exponential Digital for a total cash payment of $27.5 million

Vodafone Spain, Telefonica sign fibre deal

Vodafone Spain and Telefonica have signed a confidential, non-binding term sheet for a fibre wholesale agreement that will replace a deal due to expire at the end of the year

Lazard launches listed private markets fund

Lazard Asset Management has launched a listed private markets fund for retail and institutional investors across alternative asset classes

Scala to build data centre park, Brazil

Scala Data Centers has signed a letter of intent to develop the largest digital infrastructure project in Latin America – with an initial investment of $500 million

Serverfarm acquires US data centre campuses

Serverfarm, a data centre operator backed by Manulife Investment Management, has acquired 2 data centre campuses in Houston, Texas

Brazil’s BNDES launches national data centre financing line

Brazilian development bank BNDES has launched a credit line to develop data centres across the country

Applied Digital raises $160m for data centre growth

Dallas-based Applied Digital has raised $160 million in private placement financing from chip giant Nvidia, real estate firm Related Companies, and a group of institutional and accredited investors