Flagship infra debt fund nears €0.5bn

The senior infra debt strategy of a major European asset manager has reached two-thirds of its target, while its final close is forecast for year end

Equinix completes acquisition of MainOne

US telecoms company Equinix has announced the completion of a deal to acquire West African communications company MainOne for $320 million

Ardian increases stake in Italian telco

An Ardian-led consortium is set to acquire TIM Group’s indirect 41% stake in wireless network infrastructure developer Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane for around €1.3 billion

Morrison & Co JV to acquire Uniti

A joint venture of Morrison & Co and Brookfield has won a bid to acquire Uniti Group

Fengate acquires portfolio of US comms towers

Fengate Asset Management has completed the acquisition of a significant portfolio of high-quality wireless communications towers from TowerCom

Brazilian city signs smart city PPP

Quantum Engenharia has signed a smart city PPP serving the municipality of Nova Serrana, Minas Gerais

Hodes Weill opens Amsterdam office

Hodes Weill & Associates has expanded its European operations with the opening of an office in Amsterdam

Australia's Edge Centres expands

Australian off-grid data centre operator Edge Centres has ventured into the Asia Pacific, with the planned development of 3 data centres in Malaysia, after raising A$12 million in Series A fundraising

Illinois city issues RFP for broadband P3

City of Moline has issued an RFP seeking a private partner to BOM a ubiquitous fibre-to-the-premises network

Digital 9 Infra acquires London data centre

Digital 9 Infrastructure has signed an SPA to acquire central London-based data centre GAData Holdings for £45 million

Hungarian telco acquires majority stake in Antenna Hungary

Budapest-based telco 4iG has acquired a 76.78% stake in state-owned Antenna Hungary for HUF132 billion, while the Hungarian state retains a 23.22% stake

Arkansas Teachers tops up KKR fund

Arkansas Teachers Retrieement Systems has made a top up commitment of $25 million to the KKR Diversified Core Infrastructure Fund

Phoenix Tower closes US telecom acquisitions

Independent towerco Phoenix Tower International has completed the acquisition of Memphis-based cell phone tower operator Tower Ventures Holdings III and wireless infra services provider Technology Associates EC

Morrison & Co JV closes in on Uniti with new partner

A joint venture of Morrison & Co and Brookfield Asset Management has brought onboard the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and together are believed to be in advanced talks to acquire ASX-listed telco Uniti Group

NAB bolsters Europe infa team

National Australia Bank has strengthened its European infrastructure finance team with the appointment of Marianne Viola