Daiwa International Capital Partners appoints placement a...

Daiwa International Capital Partners has appointed Astrid Advisers as European placement agent in connection with its Daiwa ICP European Infrastructure 1 fund

Macquarie makes €125m fibre investment

Macquarie Asset Management has finalised a €125 million debt investment with SIRO to help finance the expansion of its ultrafast broadband network in Ireland

DC appoints infra head in Spain

Investment bank DC Advisory has today appointed Rodrigo de la Viuda as its managing director of infrastructure

BOC and HSBC bankers jump ship to Credit Suisse

Brett Ryman, the previous head of corporate development at Bank of Queensland, has today started at Credit Suisse as director of investment banking within the financial institutions group

Millicom buys out partner in Guatemalan JV

Luxembourg-based telecoms provider Millicom is to buy out its joint venture partner in Tigo Guatemala – Guatemala’s largest mobile and broadband provider – for $2.2 billion

Bid deadline set for MIRA’s Axicom sale

Bids for Axicom, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ wireless infrastructure owner and operator, are expected to be lodged on or before 14 December – with offers expected from at least 4 parties

IFC invests $75m in DigitalBridge's EdgePoint

Malaysia-headquartered telecoms service provider EdgePoint Infrastructure has received a portion of investment out of $100 million from International Finance Corporation

IFC, PIIF offer guidance on Pacific infra investment

IFC and Pacific Island Investment Forum aim to mobilise an estimated $46 billion in investment to overcome the region's infrastructure deficit by releasing a guide identifying options that will help direct long-term capital into infrastructure projects and boost investment across the Pacific

DFC backs Rio smart city project

The US International Development Finance Corporation has closed the financing on a digital infrastructure project in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

EIP holds $1bn final close

Energy Impact Partners has held a $1 billion final close on its latest flagship fund Energy Impact Partners Fund II

QIC names Rampa as next CEO

Queensland Investment Corporation has named Kylie Rampa as its next chief executive, replacing Damien Frawley who announced his retirement earlier this year

UPDATE: AIIB expands digital infra team

Ahmed Ali is now in Beijing at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, as the multilateral's newest member on its digital infrastructure team

PAG launches digital infra platform

Asia-focused private investment manager PAG Real Estate has officially launched Flow Digital Infrastructure, the company's new regional platform to capitalise on digital infrastructures in Asia Pacific

Keppel sweetens offer to acquire SPH assets

Singapore-based Keppel has made a final offer with a 12% increase in cash consideration to acquire Singapore Press Holding's asset portfolio, increasing the total equity value from $2.5 billion to $2.8 billion

Telenor Myanmar exit plan in limbo

Norwegian telecoms company Telenor's attempt to sell its operations in Myanmar is languishing, as the junta government requires the acquisition to include at least part-ownership by a local company