Airtel Africa secures second IFC loan
The International Finance Corporation has provided a $200 million loan to telecom giant Airtel Africa to support the expansion and modernisation of the company’s network and the development of its distribution infrastructure
LACERA approves €500m infra commitments
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved €500 million in infrastructure fund commitments across 4 vehicles
Goldman Sachs eyes climate credit fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is in the process of forming a climate credit investment vehicle, according to recently filed registration documents in Luxembourg
TelstraSuper, Equip Super plan A$60bn merger
The boards of TelstraSuper and Equip Super have today signed an MoU to explore a ‘merger of equals’ between the funds
USS to bring G.Network to market, UK
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is bringing its stake in G.Network to market alongside a possible internal reorganisation of the telco
France’s XpFibre swaps bridge facility with US PP
A circa €1 billion US private placement will replace a bridge facility to complete the refinancing of XpFibre’s rollout in France, IJGlobal can reveal
Tampnet stake up for grabs, Norway
3i and ATP are readying the launch of a 50% stake sale in Tampnet, a Norwegian offshore communication network
SMFG-controlled TT plans new EM funds
UK asset manager TT International is planning fresh EM markets-focused fundraisings to supplement its credit growth push to these regions
BlackRock, GIP partner tech giants on US data centre inve...
BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and MGX are teaming up to make investments in data centres and energy infrastructure as power demand in the technology sector increases
Xendee, Illinois uni partner on data centre power
San Diego-based Xendee Corporation has partnered with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop distributed energy solutions to power data centres
Snowhawk backs CleanArc Data Centers, US
Houston-based CleanArc Data Centers has secured an investment from Snowhawk, a technology-focused private equity firm
Muzinich, Orion3 partner on real assets fund
US-based private credit firm Muzinich and CK Asset-backed investment platform Orion3 have launched a real assets private debt fund, seeking to raise up to $1 billion
Arcus acquires FixMap, Poland
Arcus has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in FixMap, a Polish fibre-to-the-home company
Switch secures near $5bn in debt financing, US
Nevada-based Switch, a provider of AI, cloud and enterprise data centres, has secured a $4.25 billion sustainability-linked borrowing base facility