NYSTRS approves $150m to OIC fund
The New York State Teachers’ Retirement System has approved a $150 million commitment to an equity fund managed by Orion Infrastructure Capital
Private wealth bolsters Brookfield fundraising
Brookfield Asset Management raised $800 million for its private wealth infrastructure fund in Q3 2024, according to earnings figures, taking total fundraising for the vehicle over $3 billion
CMA issues remedies for Vodafone, Three deal, UK
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has set out a series of remedies for Vodafone and Three’s merger, through which the authoritative body would find the merger acceptable
ACME preps IPO amid India’s listing surge
Indian renewables developer ACME Solar Holdings will open bids for its Rs29 billion IPO tomorrow as several of its peers prep for jumbo listings
Canada’s BCE to buy Ziply Fiber at $5bn value
BCE Inc, Canada's largest communications company, has agreed to acquire Ziply Fiber at a value of C$7 billion
NJ DOI plans $400m EQT position
New Jersey’s Division of Investment has finalised plans to invest $400 million with EQT Partners
Indiana PRS invests $125m with Ardian
Indiana’s Public Retirement System has finalised a $125 million investment in Ardian’s latest flagship infra fund
Railpen looks to invest in data centres, heat networks
UK Railway Pension Plan manager, Railpen, is looking to make infrastructure investments in data centres and heat networks
EAAIF invests in African telecom bond
The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund has invested $28 million and acted as the sole impact investor in an oversubscribed $300 million capital market maiden bond issue by Africell
CityFibre sells Lit Fibre to co-founders, UK
CityFibre has sold alternative internet service provider Lit Fibre to its co-founders Tom Williams and Ben Bresler
XpFibre completes €5.8bn refi, France
Major French fibre business XpFibre has closed a €5.8 billion refinancing, one of the largest of its kind globally
CleanSpark, GRIID close $155m merger
US-based bitcoin mining company CleanSpark has closed on its $155 million all-stock merger with data centre company GRIID
ICP to launch first infra fund in 2025, Norway
Norwegian investment firm Industry Capital Partners is set to launch its first infrastructure fund in early 2025, with a €750 million target
Vodafone, Digi sign MoU to acquire Telekom Romania
Vodafone Romania and Digi Romania have agreed an MoU with Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation to acquire its subsidiary Telekom Romania
Bain, Aquila launch data centre partnership
Bain Capital has acquired an 80% stake in Aquila Group’s data centre subsidiary, AQ Compute, from which the partners look to build out a European data centre platform