ECA awards first telecom licence to Vodafone-led consortium
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has awarded the first of its 2 tendered telecom licences to a Vodafone-led consortium
MottMac hires digital infra whizz
Mott MacDonald has hired Binnur Guleryuz as vice president, digital transformation to work with the North American and global infrastructure advisory teams
NIB and SEB lend on Finnish fibre
The Nordic Investment Bank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken have provided a 5-year loan to Valokuitunen to roll out fibre in Finland
Ironbark’s new partnership to benefit Oz/NZ investors
Ironbark Asset Management has entered into a partnership with Canadian mid-market investor Fiera Infrastructure in a move that will give Ironbark access to Fiera’s flagship fund – EagleCrest Infrastructure
Thailand progresses 5G Smart City
Thailand state-owned telecoms company National Telecom has tapped 3 companies to develop the country's first 5G Smart City in Ban Chang city, Thailand
Digital 9 to raise fresh capital
London-based Digital 9 Infrastructure is seeking to raise an additional £100 million following its IPO in March
HICL adds sustainability-linked pricing to revolver
HICL has secured a £400 million sustainability-linked facility to refinance its revolving credit facility
Cheah joins infra finance team at NordLB
Gary Cheah, former infrastructure director at the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility, has joined NordLB as the German bank expands its presence in APAC
AIIB to invest $150m in Keppel-Pierfront fund
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank last Friday proposed to invest up to $150 million as a limited partner investor in the Singapore-based Keppel-Pierfront Private Credit Fund
LP eyes Xoogler fund
AIIB is mulling an investment in a venture capital fund, founded by a former Google executive who is targeting a $1 billion fundraising
Shareholder backs John Laing takeover
John Laing’s second biggest shareholder has supported KKR and Equitix’s £2 billion takeover bid for John Laing
XL Axiata selects NTT for cloud migration
Indonesian telecoms company XL Axiata has partnered with Japan-based Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) to migrate its businesses onto a private IT cloud infrastructure
3i Infrastructure posts £206m return
3i Infrastructure reported a 9.2% return on net asset value for the year ended 31 March 2021
AIP hires 2 in Copenhagen
AIP Management has made 2 appointments to its investment and asset management teams
F2i raises €900m for fifth fund
F2i Sgr has held a first close for its fifth infrastructure fund at €900 million ($1bn)