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