Swiss Life AM names marketing and sales head
Swiss Life AM has named Aurélie Fouilleron Masson as its new head of sales & marketing for France
Antin’s Lyntia Networks sold to JV
AXA IM Alts and Swiss Life Asset Managers are set to acquire Antin Infrastructure Partners' Spanish fibre business Lyntia Networks
I Squared-backed developer forms Indonesia data centre JV
Singapore-based Big Data Exchange has ventured into the Indonesian data centre market by setting up a $300 million JV with 3 local telcos
AirTrunk to build Japan data centre
Asia Pacific-focused data centre developer AirTrunk is expanding its operations in Japan with a new 110MW hyperscale data centre in West Tokyo
Meridiam to invest in Indiana city broadband
Meridiam will partner with the City of Bloomington and invest more than $50 million to provide high-speed internet access to residents in the city
LACERA makes €150 commitment to DIF fund
LACERA has made a €150 million commitment to the DIF Core-Plus Infrastructure Fund
Infra fund likely rolling up institutional investor
A limited partner is eyeing a capital allocation to get an Asia-based infra fund a sixth of the way towards its fundraising target
Final bids due for Irish fibre stake
The sale process for a minority stake in fibre company National Broadband Ireland (NBI) is advancing, with final bids due in this month
Bowler joins RBC in Sydney
Harry Bowler has this week joined RBC Capital Markets in Sydney as vice president following a 5-year stint at Capella Capital
AllianzGI fund holds €550m first close
Allianz Global Investors has held first close of the Allianz Global Diversified Infrastructure Equity Fund II at €550 million
Open-ended strategy holds second close at $400m
An open-ended infrastructure strategy comprising 2 linked funds has recently held a second close
CMA publishes final approval of UK towers acquisition
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has approved and published the final details related to Cellnex Telecom’s acquisition of 6,000 UK towers from CK Hutchison Group following a Phase 2 investigation into the deal
Carlyle adds head of global energy
The Carlyle Group has hired Avik Dey as co-head of Carlyle International Energy Partners, effective this summer, as the group merges its energy and infrastructure units
Hong Kong-SEA submarine cable achieves milestone
China Mobile and China Unicom have partnered with a Filipino and a Malaysian company to develop a submarine cable connecting Hong Kong, Hainan, and Southeast Asian markets
AIIB, IDCOL ink $200m for Bangladesh
AIIB and the government of Bangladesh have signed a $200 million on-lending facility to Infrastructure Development Co to finance infrastructure projects in the country