MIRA JV secures A$1.85bn loan to fund Vocus takeover

The joint venture of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Aware Super have secured A$1.85 billion term B loan to finance the partnerships takeover of Australian telecom company Vocus

Brookfield raises initial $7bn for energy transition fund

The Brookfield Global Transition Fund has held a $7 billion interim closing while setting a $12.5 billion hard cap

OMERS hires MD and head of ESG

OMERS Infrastructure has made 2 senior appointments to its asset management team

IJGlobal League Tables – H1 2021

IJGlobal is delighted to publish today league tables for infrastructure and project finance activity in the first half of 2021 in a new-look format that delves into the findings in more detail and provides a better user experience

Sidewalk hires policy director

Alphabet spin-out Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has appointed a new director of policy and strategic partnerships

Cellnex appoints independent director

The board of directors of Cellnex Telecom has announced the appointment of Kate Holgate as a new independent director

Lumen to sell LatAm business

Lumen Technologies is to sell its Latin American operations to Stonepeak

Digital 9 puts £50m in intercontinental fibre

London-listed infrastructure vehicle Digital 9 has invested £50 million in an intercontinental fibre system

MIP V raises $6.9bn at final close

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V has held a final close after raising $6.9 billion

CL promotes NA head of real assets to partner

Campbell Lutyens has promoted Chicago-based Guillermo Marroquin to partner

Details emerge on hiring push at Sequoia

Infrastructure debt specialist Sequoia is making 4 new hires to bolster the firm’s existing platform and support the roll-out of future products

Keppel secures $600m for global infra

Singapore-headquartered Keppel has obtained $600 million in separate managed accounts for global infrastructure projects with long-term utility-like contracted cash flows

Keppel to acquire first data centre in China

Keppel DC REIT agreed with Bluesea and its parent company to acquire a data centre in southern China for nearly $100 million

Bangladesh shortlists PPP adviser

Shortlisted international firms received RFPs from a nonbank infrastructure financial institution to assist on its corporate strategy and capacity development to foster PPPs in Bangladesh