Luxembourg funds industry draws in legal duo

A pair of high-profile law firms have both announced moves into Luxembourg as they seek to gain a share in the country’s €4.3 trillion private funds industry

BSO unveils DataOne AI platform, France

Irish data centre developer BSO has announced DataOne, Europe’s first giga-scale AI hosting infrastructure data centre

IJGlobal Awards 2024 – MENA gathers pace

Submissions for the Middle East and North Africa section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 are flooding in for what will be the biggest regional celebration of greenfield infrastructure and energy in the calendar

Gatto exits SMBC, London

Luca Gatto has exited his role at SMBC in London where he was serving as managing director and head of infrastructure and TMT, IJGlobal can reveal

Blackstone backs $1bn Santander infra loans

Blackstone’s credit and insurance arm has agreed to acquire interests in a $1 billion infrastructure loan portfolio from Santander

Illinois MRF commits to Grain comms fund

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Board of Trustees approved $250 million in real assets and alternatives commitments – including an investment in a Grain telecoms fund

Mawingu expands into east Africa

Kenyan internet service provider Mawingu has acquired Habari, an Arusha-based ISP operating across 7 regions in Tanzania, kick-staring its east Africa expansion plans.

DFIs anchor Ninety One Africa credit fund

Ninety One has held a $260 million first close on its third Africa-focused credit fund, with anchor commitments from 3 global development finance institutions

CPPIB, Pacific return for Korean data centres

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has formed a $713.8 million joint venture with Pacific Asset Management to develop hyperscale data centres in South Korea

Proximus sells Luxembourg towers to InfraRed

InfraRed has signed a binding agreement to acquire Proximus Luxembourg Infrastructure – Proximus's mobile towers unit – for €108 million

Equinix issues €1.15bn green bonds

Equinix has finalised the issuance of €1.15 billion in green bonds across 2 tranches

Keppel to divest Singapore data centres

Keppel is planning to divest 2 of its AI-ready data centres to Keppel DC REIT for a total gross price of S$1.38 billion

IJGlobal Awards 2024 – North America judges

We are thrilled to announce the judging panel for the IJGlobal Awards 2024, with a diverse panel of qualified industry experts who will moderate company awards for the North America region

Russell Investments taps up Canadian retail market

Russell Investments has partnered with technology platform iCapital to broaden fundraising for its unlisted infrastructure fund to Canadian high-net-worth investors

Goldman Sachs to acquire Melita from EQT, Malta

Goldman Sachs Alternatives has agreed to acquire Melita, a fibre network owner and operator in Malta from EQT