Danny Alexander – to lead HSBC infra finance

Danny Alexander – best known to the UK infra community for his time in government – will in November take on the role of chief executive of HSBC Infrastructure Finance

Eurazeo closes Europe transition fund

Eurazeo has today closed its inaugural transition infrastructure fund at €706 million

BW Digital inks Singapore-Indonesia cable pact

BW Digital has signed an MoU to develop and construct a submarine cable from Singapore to Batam, Indonesia

Greenidge ups data centre capacity to 25MW, US

Cryptocurrency data centre and power generation company Greenidge Generation will expand the power of its 12-acre Mississippi bitcoin mining site to 25MW

q.beyond to sell German data centre

Cologne-based IT services provider q.beyond is to sell one of its data centres in Hamburg

NYSCRF makes $950m infra investments

New York State Common Retirement Fund has finalised around $950 million in infrastructure fund investments

Etana bolsters team with Govender hire, SA

Nersa licensed South African energy trader Etana Energy has appointed Jay Govender as chief commercial and legal officer

Argo increases stake in digital infra co, US

Argo Infrastructure Partners has increased its stake in Missouri-based TierPoint, the largest digital infrastructure investment in the fund manager’s portfolio

Upstack acquires Dever-based teleco

Upstack, a data centre directory firm, has acquired Denver-based Performance Networks, a telecoms consulting company

Travers Smith hires infra debt partner, UK

Law firm Travers Smith has hired Ryan Ayrton as an infrastructure debt partner in its finance team, based in London

Malaysia data centre financing takes shape

Yondr Group is in talks with banks to put together a debt financing for its upcoming data centre in Johor, Malaysia

Keppel forays into Japan data centre market

Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust and its sponsor Keppel Corporation are jointly acquiring a 100% interest in a shell and core data center located in west Tokyo, Japan, the second largest data hub in Asia

Bayfront’s infra ABS priced

Clifford Capital, a Temasek-backed infrastructure platform based in Singapore, has priced its fifth public infrastructure asset-backed securities deal and its largest to date

DFC makes Africa infra investments

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has made several Africa-focused investments across the infra and energy sectors to advance its foreign policy objectives and drive developmental impact

General Atlantic, Actis deal to close in Q4

General Atlantic’s acquisition of UK-based Actis is now expected to close in Q4 2024