Digital Edge, Threadborne to develop Philippines data cen...

Singapore-headquartered Digital Edge, backed by Stonepeak, has partnered with Philippines-based Threadborne Group to develop a 10MW data centre in Manila

Keppel shareholders okay SPH acquisition

Shareholders of Singaporean conglomerate Keppel have approved the $1.8 billion acquisition of Singapore Press Holdings’ asset portfolio, including purpose-built student accommodation, nursing homes, and data centres

Nomura hires executive director for infra group

Alain Halimi has joined Nomura as an executive director in its infrastructure & power group in New York

SEQI lends to LightSpeed Broadband

Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund, the FTSE250 specialist economic infrastructure lender, has made a £60 million investment in LightSpeed Broadband, the internet service provider

D9 completes £15m data centre buy

Listed digital infrastructure fund Digital 9 Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of data centre asset and subsea fibre landing station, SeaEdge UK1

IJ Podcasts releases Infrafintech trailer

In its inaugural season, IJ Podcasts explores the intersection of infrastructure, finance, and technology. Despite fintech's sweeping adoption across financial services, it has been virtually absent in infrastructure finance. This serial podcast examines the challenges facing today's infra finance and ways the industry may evolve

Brazil signs 5G contracts

The Brazilian ministry of communications has signed contracts with the winners of last month’s 5G auction, formally authorising 10 companies to roll out 5G coverage in the country

Optus, Telstra take lion’s share of 900 MHz spectrum

Australian telecom giants Optus and Telstra have taken the lion’s share of new 900 MHz spectrum, having spent over A$2 billion on the latest auction

Bangladesh mandates PwC as PPP adviser

PwC has been selected as an adviser to assist in corporate strategy and capacity development to foster PPPs in Bangladesh

Meridiam wins Austrian fibre mandate

Meridiam has this week been awarded the DBFOM contract to roll out fibre networks in Liezen, Austria

Ancala in the market with third fund

Ancala has recently begun marketing its third fund with a target set of €1.2 billion

Garrigues promotes project finance partner

Garrigues has promoted Francisco Noguera to partner at its Bogotá office

Vantage closes Hong Kong, Malaysia acquisition

Vantage Data Centers and its lead investor DigitalBridge have completed the acquisition of the PCCW data centre business

Patria completes Chilean acquisition

Latin America-focused infrastructure investor Patria Investments has completed its acquisition of Moneda Asset Management, a Santiago-based asset manager with over $5 billion of assets

Digital Edge closes largest acquisition in Japan

Digital Edge, backed by real assets investment manager Stonepeak, completed the $230 million acquisition of 5 data centres assets on the main island of Honshu from Itochu Techno-Solutions