Tikehau acquires German data centre advisory firm
Tikehau Capital is set to acquire a majority stake in TTSP HWP, a Frankfurt-based technical advisory firm specialising in the data centre market
GSIS earns $272m from AirTrunk sale
The Government Service Insurance System, the pension fund for Philippine government employees, has received a $272 million payout from the Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2
NordLB to close Singapore unit ahead of Asia exit
Leading German lender NordLB plans to close its Singapore Branch, marking its exit from the Asia Pacific, IJGlobal can reveal
FullFibre, Zzoomm merge
Alternative networks FullFibre and Zzoomm have merged to expand FullFibre’s existing group and will have one of the UK’s largest altnet fibre footprints
IJGlobal League Tables FY24 – refi dominates
IJGlobal’s full-year 2024 data for greenfield infrastructure and energy transactions show a marked improvement on the previous year, however a good deal of the activity is dominated by refinance of debt
Harrison Street closes $600m digital fund, US
Chicago-based Harrison Street has closed its first dedicated digital infrastructure fund with $600 million in total commitments
Green light for Europe’s largest data centre, UK
Hertsmere Borough Council has given the go-ahead to a 400MVA £3.75 billion data centre on the outskirts of London
Blue Owl digital infra fund passes $6bn, US
Blue Owl Capital has raised nearly $6.1 billion for Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III – which was formerly managed by IPI Partners, according to SEC filings
Keppel secures US nod for Bifrost
Keppel Corp has secured US regulatory approval for the Bifrost Cable System project connecting Singapore to the US via subsea cable
Meridiam takes equity in SA telco
French asset manager and investor Meridiam has invested in South African telecom firm Ilitha Telecommunications – becoming a majority equity partner in the business
Fengate raises $1.1bn for fourth fund
Fengate Asset Management has raised $1.1 billion at the final close of its fourth infrastructure fund, exceeding its $1 billion target
XTX Markets fronts €1bn data centre, Finland
Venture capital firm XTX Markets will invest a €1 billion financing package into developing a major data centre campus in Kajaani, Finland
Funds & Investors Report FY24 – slow and steady
Full year 2024 proved to be the least active in recent times for fundraising by closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure funds, capping off the 12-month period with the second worst quarter since the start of 2020