Fidelity-backed DC developer starts construction in Japan
A Fidelity-backed hyper-scale data centre solution provider started construction of an asset in Japan’s Kansai region
Brookfield hires infra secondaries head
Brookfield Asset Management has hired a senior vice president in London to head the company’s new infrastructure secondaries strategy
Lathams adds projects partner in London
Latham & Watkins has today announced the appointment of Tom Bartlett as a partner in the firm’s project development and finance practice
KIC names new infrastructure head
The $196 billion Korean sovereign wealth fund promoted an insider as the new head of infrastructure investment amid the management restructuring spearheaded by new chief executive Seoung-ho Jin
German fibre business raises project debt
German fibre developer Deutsche Giga Access GmbH has reached financial close on a debt financing
BIS and HKMA testing tokenised green bonds
Results of the tests and prototypes to tokenise green bonds will be published in 4Q 2021
Equitix CEO to retire
Equitix chief executive Geoff Jackson is set to retire from his full-time role with the company next March
Equinix to expand Irish data centres
Equinix has lodged a planning application with South Dublin County Council to build 2 data centres adjacent to its existing facilities in Clondalkin, near Dublin
EBRD names new Lebanon head
The EBRD has made Khalil Dinguizli its new head of operations in Lebanon, effective 1 September
Arqiva undergoes VDD ahead of sale
Vendor due diligence has been launched by a Big4 firm on Arqiva, the British broadcasting and data, network, and communications services company
UK digital infra deal – out to lenders
Aberdeen Standard Investments – now operating as abrdn – is talking to lenders about a £100 million loan to build out UK operations in the digital infrastructure space
CityFibre’s Read to join Fastned
Head of policy and public affairs at UK digital infrastructure company CityFibre Victoria Read has today left the firm to join Amsterdam headquartered EV charging stations owner and operator Fastned
Macquarie drops out of Oz telecom deal
Macquarie has dropped out of the bidding war for Singtel’s Australian mobile telecom tower operator Optus – leaving 4 contenders in the race
TCorp hires out of Rubicon
Energy and Infrastructure specialist Alexandre du Pasquier has this month joined the sovereign wealth fund of NSW TCorp as a senior manager
Princeton to build data centre in Indonesia
Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group today announced its plans to develop a 22MW data center worth $150 million in Jarkarta, Indonesia