OPEC and AIIB sign coop agreement
The OPEC Fund for International Development and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have signed a new cooperation agreement
US telco to be taken private in $11bn deal
Las Vegas-based data centre company, Switch, is set to be taken private by DigitalBridge Investment Management and an affiliate of IFM Investors in an all-cash transaction valued at $11 billion
MAM APAC fund buys digital infra platform
A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management has acquired a significant minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia for around $610 million
Quintana and Astarte combine to create JV
Texan investment firm Quintana Infrastructure & Development and UK asset manager Astarte Capital Partners plan to form Quintana Adaptive Infrastructure Capital through a JV
NZ telco launches towers business sale
Spark New Zealand has formally launched the 2-part sale of a majority stake of its telecom towers business – Spark TowerCo – soliciting indicative bids by the first week of June
Morrison & Co appoints 14 inaugural partners
New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison & Co has introduced a partnership model making up 14 members of staff to partner level as a part of the firm’s new operating model
Axiata moves forward with broadband acquisition
Axiata has scheduled an EGM of shareholders to vote on its proposal to acquire a controlling interest in a provider of high-speed broadband and cable TV in Indonesia
AIIM completes further acquisition of MetroFibre
South African infra fund manager AIIM has increased its stake local open access fibre network operator MFN to 37%