Contract award for GDOT OMC project
A team of Plenary and Tilson has been awarded an operations, maintenance and commercialisation contract for statewide broadband network operations, IJGlobal can reveal
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – flurry of activity for NA
Our 20+ years hosting the IJGlobal Awards continues to bear fruit with 2024 looking like our biggest year yet, as evidenced by the number of submissions flooding in to celebrate regional greenfield infrastructure and energy activity in the calendar year
Arjun promotes Pahwa to partner, UK
Arjun Infrastructure Partners has promoted Rohini Pahwa, a digital infrastructure specialist, to partner in its London office
Luxembourg funds industry draws in legal duo
A pair of high-profile law firms have both announced moves into Luxembourg as they seek to gain a share in the country’s €4.3 trillion private funds industry
BSO unveils DataOne AI platform, France
Irish data centre developer BSO has announced DataOne, Europe’s first giga-scale AI hosting infrastructure data centre
IJGlobal Awards 2024 – MENA gathers pace
Submissions for the Middle East and North Africa section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 are flooding in for what will be the biggest regional celebration of greenfield infrastructure and energy in the calendar
Gatto exits SMBC, London
Luca Gatto has exited his role at SMBC in London where he was serving as managing director and head of infrastructure and TMT, IJGlobal can reveal
Blackstone backs $1bn Santander infra loans
Blackstone’s credit and insurance arm has agreed to acquire interests in a $1 billion infrastructure loan portfolio from Santander
Illinois MRF commits to Grain comms fund
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Board of Trustees approved $250 million in real assets and alternatives commitments – including an investment in a Grain telecoms fund
Mawingu expands into east Africa
Kenyan internet service provider Mawingu has acquired Habari, an Arusha-based ISP operating across 7 regions in Tanzania, kick-staring its east Africa expansion plans.
DFIs anchor Ninety One Africa credit fund
Ninety One has held a $260 million first close on its third Africa-focused credit fund, with anchor commitments from 3 global development finance institutions
CPPIB, Pacific return for Korean data centres
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has formed a $713.8 million joint venture with Pacific Asset Management to develop hyperscale data centres in South Korea
Proximus sells Luxembourg towers to InfraRed
InfraRed has signed a binding agreement to acquire Proximus Luxembourg Infrastructure – Proximus's mobile towers unit – for €108 million
Equinix issues €1.15bn green bonds
Equinix has finalised the issuance of €1.15 billion in green bonds across 2 tranches
Keppel to divest Singapore data centres
Keppel is planning to divest 2 of its AI-ready data centres to Keppel DC REIT for a total gross price of S$1.38 billion