Telefonica, Allianz secure financing for German fibre rol...

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica in partnership with financial services firm Allianz has secured €1.65 billion to fund the rollout of fibre-to-the-home in rural Germany

IFC confirms investment in Liquid Telecom bond and refi

The IFC has disclosed its investment in the bond issue put forward by Africa-focused Liquid Telecommunications – and confirmed its role in the company’s Eurobond refinancing

Scotland explores locations for data centre investment

The Scottish Futures Trust in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and Crown Estate Scotland has today (23 March 2021) released a study identifying potential locations for data centres in the country

Astarte appoints head of North America

London-based real assets investor Astarte Capital Partners has appointed Paul Kerr as managing director as part of the firm’s North American expansion

KPN and APG form Dutch fibre JV

Royal KPN has signed an agreement with APG to form a joint venture focused on fibre rollout in the Netherlands

Asian lifer backs infra fund

 An Asian life insurer committed nearly $120 million towards an infrastructure fund

Telstra plans further restructuring to aid expansion plans

Australian telecom giant Telstra has today released an updated restructuring strategy which will see the company split into 4 entities as opposed to the previously announced 3

Microsoft and Repsol renew strategic collaboration

Repsol and Microsoft have renewed their strategic collaboration focused on accelerating Repsol’s digital transformation and the global energy transition

Infra groups among €100bn of securities issuers moved out...

A number of transport and energy companies have been moved from the UK’s central securities depository system CREST to its EU counterpart. 

CBRE creates digital infra team with 5 hires

CBRE has created a Data Centre Solutions team with 5 new hires spanning its research, site transactions and capital markets capabilities

Larocca appointed EY Oceania CEO

David Larocca has today been announced as EY’s Oceania chief executive and regional managing partner, replacing Tony Johnson who resigned in January

Ethiopia extends deadline for telecom licence RFP

The Ethiopian Communications Authority has extended the deadline for the request for proposal submissions for 2 telecommunication licences

Vodafone makes €2.3bn on Vantage IPO

Vodafone has made €2.3 billion following the IPO of its tower spin out Vantage Towers

AG moves EU operations to Paris

Assured Guaranty has shifted its EU operations from London to Paris