Meridiam partner Dionisio joins GISI

After 15 years with Meridiam, John Dionisio has joined engineering and consulting group Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (GISI) as managing director for corporate development

Ethiopian Communications Authority receives licence bids

The ECA has received RFP bids for 2 telecoms licences and has started the technical and financial evaluation process

Macquarie JV acquires Spanish fibre network

A joint venture of Macquarie Capital, Aberdeen Standard Investments and Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure has acquired a majority stake in a rural fibre network from MasMovil in a bid to expand its Onivia Network

Dutch telecoms group rejects takeover bids

Dutch telecoms group KPN confirmed over the weekend that it has rejected 2 separate takeover bids from EQT/Stonepeak and KKR

Cordiant acquires Czech telecoms group from Macquarie

The recently IPO’d Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has completed its acquisition of Czech telecoms group České Radiokomunikace (CRA) from Macquarie funds

Grigg starts as UK infra bank chair

Chris Grigg, former Barclays chief executive has started today as the new chairperson of the newly established UK Infrastructure Bank ahead of its formal launch this month

CPP's InvIT investment closing imminently

The Canadian institutional investor agreed to invest $60 million more in an Indian infrastructure investment trust

Clifford Chance's partnership grows

Global law firm Clifford Chance promoted 29 lawyers to its partnership, including Sydney-based Reuben van Werkum

Ramboll advises consortium on energy island bid

Ramboll is advising the VindØ consortium on possible uses for a planned energy island in the North Sea ahead of the consortium's bid in the Danish government's tender phase

Blackstone funds back US fibre provider

Blackstone funds have invested in Hotwire Communications, a US broadband provider

Laing adds to team in London

John Laing has made several new hires

First Sentier appoints NY director

First Sentier Investors has appointed Chris Tehranian as a senior director in New York

Canadian city issues RFP for broadband P3

The City of Beaumont in Alberta has issued an RFP for a private to DBFOM a ubiquitous fibre-to-the-premises network

Keppel proposes asset-light model for telecoms unit

Singapore-based Keppel has proposed to invest up to S$580 million into its telecoms subsidiary M1 and move the unit's network asset into an SPV

Longo to replace Shipton as head of ASIC

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has today named former Deutsche banker Joe Longo as the new chair of Australian Securities and Investment Commission, replacing James Shipton who stepped down following a misconducted inquiry