Barings raises $950m for lower mid-market PE
Barings has secured nearly $950 million in capital commitments for its Diversified Alternative Equity strategy over the past 6 months, targeting lower middle market private equity buyouts and value-add infrastructure investments
Millicom acquires Telefonica Uruguay
Millicom Spain has completed the acquisition of Telefónica Móviles del Uruguay for $440 million
AEMC overhauls grid connection standards, Oz
The Australian Energy Market Commission has finalised a comprehensive modernisation to the national electricity grid’s technical requirements, addressing challenges from large energy users like data centres and hydrogen electrolysers
Manulife, Midwest Fiber form JV, US
Manulife Investment Management has formed Lakefront Fiber, a joint venture with Midwest Fiber Networks
FixMap expands Polish FTTH network, Poland
Arcus-backed FixMap has acquired Stimo.Net, a fibre-to-the-home operator and ISP with network coverage in Poland’s Podkarpackie and Mazowieckie provinces, as part of its ongoing consolidation strategy
Blue Owl leads 1.2GW data centre financing
Blue Owl, Crusoe and Primary Digital Infrastructure have raised $11.6 billion in debt and equity to build one of OpenAI’s largest data centres in Texas
Tyler Hill Capital launches in UK, UAE and India
InfraCap founder Ashutosh Aman has joined forces with Tyler Hill – the renewable energy developer and technical advisory group – to launch Tyler Hill Capital, an international infrastructure advisory firm
Swen Capital Partners launches infrastructure fund, France
Paris-based management company Swen Capital Partners has launched evergreen fund Swen Select Infrastructure FCPR, opening access to individual investors
AtlasEdge preps data centre sale, Europe
AtlasEdge Data Centers is preparing to sell some of its assets, IJGlobal can reveal
Cadwalader hires Crowley for London office
US-based law firm Cadwalader has appointed Rebecca Crowley – a lawyer in the infrastructure and core-plus infrastructure space – as a partner in its London office
Syndication launches for TierPoint holdco, US
Apterra today launched the syndication process for $200 million of debt to recapitalise data centre company Tierpoint
BCI bid for BBGI declared unconditional
British Columbia Investment Management’s bid for London-listed BBGI Global Infrastructure has been accepted by 93.84% of BBGI shareholders and is now unconditional
EAAIF raises $325m in debt financing
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund has raised $325 million in debt for its emerging market infrastructure-focused fund
Schroders pulls in €2bn for junior debt fund
Schroders Capital has raised €2 billion in total for its latest sub-investment grade infrastructure debt fund