Allianz's €1bn investment in Austrian fibre
Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz Insurance companies and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund, has entered into an agreement with Oesterreichische Glasfaser-Infrastrukturgesellschaft for the financing of the roll-out of fibre-to-the-home in Austria
Asterion takes stake in UK fibre developer
Asterion Industrial Partners – the investment management firm focused on mid-market European infrastructure – has formed a partnership with MS3, a provider of full fibre services to homes and businesses
Depleted investor coffers shelves Alinda IPO
Alinda Capital Partners has shelved its IPO plans owing to exhausted investor coffers depleted by recent listed capital raises totalling almost £1 billion
Korea Eximbank holds first ESG committee meeting
Export-Import Bank of Korea held its first ESG committee meeting at the bank’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul
Belgium approves first 5G auction
The Belgian government has on Wednesday approved the country’s first 5G spectrum auction ending almost a year of negotiation
European debt manager plans latest fund
A European debt fund manager is prepping plans for the latest vintage of its flagship debt product and is considering another investment
Bahrain outlines $30bn strategic infra plan
The government of Bahrain has made public the details of its new $30 billion Strategic Project Plan, which includes infrastructure initiatives based on its 2030 economic vision
Orange CEO resigns after fraud conviction
Stéphane Richard the chief executive of telecom giant Orange has resigned after yesterday receiving a 1-year suspended prison sentence in a long running fraud case
Infracrowd to develop Vietnam data centre
Singapore-based Infracrowd Capital plans to develop a $100 million data centre in Da Nang IT Park, spearheaded by Vietnamese conglomerate Trungnam Group
Cathay Life allocates to equity strategy
Cathay Life Insurance has increased its exposure to infrastructure assets by committing capital to a private equity fund, managed by a UK-headquartered investment firm
Tamil Nadu makes push into data centres
The government of Tamil Nadu is positioning itself as a hub for India's data centre industry by signing several MoUs to establish facilities in southern India
Telenor Sweden sells fibre assets to GlobalConnect
Telenor Sweden has agreed a SKR3 billion deal to sell fibre infrastructure assets in Sweden to GlobalConnect
Generali strategy raises €700 million
Generali Global Infrastructure has raised €700 million for 2 thematic funds aiming to jointly raise €1.5 billion
KT, Kogas to develop LNG-cooling data centre
South Korean telecoms company KT has tapped South Korean natural gas company Korea Gas to develop pioneering data centres that cool down using LNG's cooling heat
Adani moves co into its new data centre JV
Adani Enterprises has closed its divestment of a data centre company to its JV with EdgeConneX