Thailand progresses on Ban Chang Smart City
Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor Office has partnered with 4 companies to skill up 5G applications by piloting Ban Chang sub-district as a smart city
Gaw Capital JV to build Indonesia data centre
Singapore-headquartered Data Center First is developing a $40 million data centre as part of a larger complex in Batam, Indonesia
Palisade launches Impact investing platform
Infrastructure manager Palisade has brought in Macquarie’s Steve Gross and infra vet Jeremy Wernert to co-found Palisade Impact, a specialist mid-market impact investing platform
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher expands London M&A team
Law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added 3 new partners to its London team, expanding its M&A offering
Asian LP agrees to more FoF exposure
An Asia-based institutional investor is again allocating to an infrastructure fund of funds managed by KB Asset Management
Evergreen fund tops $1 billion
Fundraising for an evergreen globally-investing infrastructure vehicle has topped $1 billion in commitments
Telefónica to exit El Salvador
Madrid-based telecoms giant Telefónica is to sell its business in El Salvador to General International Telecom
AIIM fund gets $370m boost
African Infrastructure Investment Managers has completed a capital increase of ZAR5.5bn for its flagship Infrastructural Developmental Environmental Assets fund
STACK ventures into APAC
IPI Partners-backed STACK Infrastructure has opened its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore and appointed Pithambar Gona as regional chief executive
Infrastructure Victoria chief steps down
Michael Masson, the inaugural chief executive of advisory outfit Infrastructure Australia, has stepped down from his post and will be departing the organisation at the end of this month
New fund looks to RCF and debt instruments
A new UK-based, globally investing fund is planning to raise a revolving credit facility and potentially additional debt instruments later this year to fuel M&A and feed organic asset growth
RFP responses in for Ohio county broadband project
The Cuyahoga County Department of Innovation & Performance has received 9 responses to its RFP to provide affordable, high-speed broadband services to residents
Dominican Republic awards 5G bands
The telecoms regulator of the Dominican Republic has awarded 5G spectrum bands to 2 operators, with the full 5G rollout expected to begin in early 2022
Wren House selects new CEO
Wren House Infrastructure Management has appointed Philippe Busslinger as its new chief executive
Altitude buys Marguerite fibre interests with ROFOs
Asset manager Marguerite is to sell its interests in 3 fibre-to-the-home concessions in France to Altitude Infrastructure, which has exercised a series of ROFOs