Edmond de Rothschild’s BRIDGE-V is to close in 8 weeks – with the aim of reaching €2.5 billion in fundraising

EQT has set the target size of €20 billion for its forthcoming, unlisted, closed-end EQT Infrastructure VI

UK investment business 3i Infrastructure’s acquisition of global data communications service provider Global Cloud Xchange has closed for $377 million

Golding Capital Partners has held final closings for 2 infrastructure funds with total commitments of some €1.5 billion

InfraRed Capital Partners-backed Deutsche GigaNetz has secured financing for its roll-out strategy as it awaits regulatory approval for a new equity partner

Macquarie Asset Management has made 2 new senior appointments in its global and Italian teams

The International Finance Corporation has appointed a new regional director for Latin America, based in São Paulo

An Italian impact-focused fund has hit €460 million so far, taking it halfway to its €1 billion target

International infrastructure investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners has named Charlie Scott as its new investment director

Switzerland’s largest private telecommunications company Sunrise is set to acquire the telecom division of Swiss utility company Elektra Basel Land for an undisclosed sum

The AFC and Mizuho Bank have signed an MoU to collaborate on energy and infrastructure project financing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Stafford Capital Partners has held the final close of Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV

Luis Alejandro Matus has been appointed executive director and head of infrastructure co-investments at UBS Asset Management

Harmoni Towers – a portfolio company of Palistar Capital – is set to acquire tower platform and build-to-suit provider Parallel Infrastructure from Apollo Global Management

Pierre Nicoli has stepped up from his role as senior adviser to iCON Infrastructure and has assumed the position of managing director, operating out of France