Infranode fund exceeds €1bn target

Infranode’s second close has exceeded its target at final close with total commitments of €1.2 billion

Americas DFI to open Seoul office

Central American Bank for Economic Integration aims to establish an office in Seoul

NSW budget A$7.9bn in the red – funding increase for digi...

New South Wales’ state budget for 2021/22 unveiled today shows a deficit of A$7.9 billion following the sharpest economic downturn in more than half a decade

Georgia county issues RFP for broadband P3

The Development Authority of Lumpkin County has issued an RFP for a private partner to DBFOM next generation communication services to businesses and residents

Amber enters Oz digital infra sector

UK headquartered investor Amber Infrastructure has entered the Australian digital infrastructure sector with the acquisition of a majority stake in data centre platform iseek

PwC associate director joins 4D Infrastructure Australia

Gaspard Bidot, former associate director of infrastructure advisory at PwC, has joined 4D infrastructure, strengthening its investment team

Ajay Kavan joins KKR

E-commerce veteran Ajay Kavan has joined KKR as a senior adviser in London

IJGlobal Awards 2020 – the year everyone can attend

We are delighted to report that people are signing up in their droves to attend the 3 regional IJGlobal Awards presentation which will be open access from 29 June

IFC ponders loan for Togolese telecom company

The IFC is considering a €50 million loan for Togolese telecommunications company Togocom to modernise and expand its network in the West African state

First round bids in for Optus towers

The first round of bids for Singtel’s A$2 billion Australian mobile telecom tower operator Optus has been lodged today

Cellnex Italy acquisition gets authority's green light

Cellnex’s acquisition of the Italian portion of the CK Hutchison portfolio has been green-lit by the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza, the country’s competition authority

UK infra bank open for business

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has formally opened the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), furthering the government’s plan to “level up and create new opportunities” across the country

Logos and Pure build data centre in Jakarta

Australia-headquartered Logos Property yesterday announced it partnered with UK-based Pure Data Centres to develop a data centre in Jakarta, Indonesia

LP commits to emerging markets fund

An institutional investor approved its commitment to investing in an emerging markets infrastructure fund targeting to raise $5 billion

KKR data centre platform developing UK campus

The data centre platform owned by KKR – Global Technical Realty – will build its first UK-based data centre in the Berkshire town of Slough