KKR aims big on third APAC fund 

KKR is looking to raise $8-9 billion for its third Asia-focused infrastructure fund, sources have told IJGlobal

Vodafone, Three complete merger, UK

Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison completed the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK on 31 May 2025, creating the UK’s largest mobile network operator

Citi names country officer for China

Citi has appointed Wenjie Zhang as country officer and banking head for China and president and executive director of Citibank China starting next month. 

Custodio set to leave Macquarie Capital

Juan Miguel Custodio is set to leave his management position at Macquarie Capital, IJGlobal can reveal

Philippines courts UAE sovereign wealth fund

The Philippines is courting investments from the UAE’s sovereign wealth fund in infrastructure projects after the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

CIP, PensionDanmark join forces on microgrids

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and PensionDanmark have launched Plexar Energy, a company focused on the industrialisation and deployment of renewable-powered microgrids across energy-intensive sectors

Mega AI data centre in works, UK

Plans for a 1,000MW AI data centre have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council

MEAG secures infra debt mandate

MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re Group, has secured a mandate from a major Dutch pension fund to invest €1 billion in infrastructure debt assets

Digital 9 completes EMIC-1 divestment

Digital 9 Infrastructure has completed the sale of its entire stake in the EMIC-1 project for $43 million, following the satisfaction of all closing conditions with the buyer

Cordiant first close pushed to Q3

Cordiant Capital has pushed back a targeted first close on its second private digital infrastructure equity fund to the end of Q3 2025, IJGlobal can reveal

Bell to construct BC data centers

Bell Canada is planning to construct a data centre supercluster that will provide 500MW of hydro-electric powered AI compute capacity across 6 facilities in British Columbia

APL enters Nordics with data centre project, Finland

APL Group has unveiled plans to develop a 100MW hyperscale data centre campus in Varkaus, Finland, marking its entry into the Nordic region as part of a broader strategy to expand digital infrastructure investments in low-carbon, high-stability markets

Singapore’s Vena spins off data centre unit

Singapore-based green energy solutions provider Vena Group said it will spin off its activities related to the development of AI-ready data centre co-located with its renewable energy sites across the APAC region

Stake in Canada’s Telus Towers up for grabs

A formal sale process launched a few weeks ago for a stake in Vancouver-based Telus Towers, a deal that could fetch more than C$1 billion that will be deployed to pay down debt

Telus invests C$70bn for Canada’s digital growth

Telus has invested more than C$70 billion to accelerate the digital growth of Canada. The investment will be used over the next 5 years and will include support for wireless coverage in rural areas, AI data factories and other digital projects