Clifford Chance hires co-head of infrastructure
Benjamin de Blégiers has returned to Clifford Chance after a 2-year stint with Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Morrison & Co hires head for North America
Perry Offutt has been appointed as the head of North America for global infrastructure investor HRL Morrison & Co, effective mid-October
MIP V acquires Cincinnati Bell for $2.9bn
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V has completed the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell for $2.9 billion
Investec adds to London infra team
Investec has hired Kavita Jacobs and Sarah Aitken to its power and infrastructure finance team in London
Eurazeo hires COO for infrastructure business
Elise Dupuy Vaudour has been appointed COO of Eurazeo Infrastructure Partners
Actis appoints investor relations head for EMEA
Actis has appointed Charles Daulon du Laurens as head of EMEA within its investor development group
APG, SiFi Networks in JV for FTTH rollout
APG and SiFi Networks have set up a joint venture to roll out open-access fiber-to-the-home networks across the US
Patria to acquire Chilean asset manager
Latin America-focused investor Patria Investments is to acquire a Chilean asset manager
EIB approves loan for Somalian digital infra
The EIB has approved a $14 million loan for Mogadishu and Dubai-based Dalkom Somalia to part finance the country’s $29 million connection to a submarine cable system in Sub-Saharan Africa
Digital 9 acquires Iceland data centre business
The Triple Point-backed investment trust has completed the acquisition of Verne Holdings, a data centre platform in Iceland, valuing the company at £231 million
Keppel acquires Dutch data centres
Keppel DC REIT has acquired a freehold property in the Netherlands that includes 2 data centres from a fund associated with MCAP Global Finance in the UK
Update: Gresham House fund raises £100m from pension LPs
Gresham House has raised £100 million from 2 UK pension funds for British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II
Infra veterans launch Oz advisory firm
Infrastructure veteran Brendan Lyon has announced the launch of Project Partners – a new financial, economic and commercial advisory firm specialising in infrastructure
Carmichael leaves QIC for FiberSense
Trent Carmichael has left Queensland Investment Corporation after 11 years to join Brisbane-based digital infrastructure company FiberSense
Telkomsel divests 4,000 cell towers to Mitratel
A subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia has taken over 4,000 cell towers from Telkomsel for $436 million