Transit Wireless hires Jeff Garte
Jeff Garte has stepped down from his role at CSC ServiceWorks and joined Transit Wireless as its CFO in the New York City office
IFC ponders loan for new Seychelles cable
The IFC is considering a $20 million debt package for Seychelles-based telecoms company Intelvision Network to support a new $31.8 million submarine cable system linking the archipelago nation with East Africa
Iliad raises €300 million for 5G rollout
The French telecommunications provider Iliad has today signed a €300 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to its fund 5G rollout
Fibrus awarded £165m NI fibre contract
The Northern Irish broadband provider Fibrus has today been awarded a £165 million contract to provide fast internet to rural areas across the country
Macquarie Telecom secures anchor tenant for data centre
ASX listed Macquarie Telecom Group has this week secured a tenant to take up 10MW of its upcoming IC3 data centre at the East facility near Sydney
AIIM acquires stake in MetroFibre Networx
South African infra fund manager AIIM has acquired a minority stake worth $63.6 million in local open access fibre network operator MetroFibre Networx, as part of the company’s $97.2 million equity funding round
Irish PM endorses 220kV substation
The Irish prime minister Micheál Martin today welcomed the proposed development of joint 220kV substation for the Avoca River Business Park, Arklow
Arbona to head up infrastructure debt at LBPAM
Bérénice Arbona has been promoted to head of infrastructure debt at La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM)
KKR raises funds for APAC
A KKR infrastructure fund focused on the Asia Pacific region has raised nearly $3.3 billion
EQT V raises further $75m from US pension fund
EQT Infrastructure V has secured a $75 million commitment from Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Aviva pumps £46 million in FTTP rollout
Aviva Investors has invested £46 million towards the rollout of a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises network in rural England
HarbourVest raises $384m for infrastructure vehicle
Boston-based HarbourVest Partners has raised $384 million for its core infrastructure fund at final close
Telstra plans biggest change since privatisation
Australia’s largest telecoms company Telstra has announced plans for a major restructuring which will see the company split into 3 separate entities
Arcus leads infrastructure fund ESG rankings
Arcus has come out on top in a list of infrastructure funds ranked by ESG performance
Manulife IM bolsters Chinese presence with infra JV
Manulife Investment Management has acquired a minority stake in Hong Kong-based infrastructure investor Albamen Capital Partners in an effort to boost its presence in the Chinese market