Vocus’ acquisition of TPG wins ACCC’s approval
The ACCC has cleared Vocus’s proposed acquisition of TPG Telecom’s fixed line business, enterprise, government, and wholesale customers, as well as its fibre and transmission networks
MUFG reshapes Asia project finance team
Japanese lender MUFG Bank has strengthened its Asia project finance team with 3 new heads amid the departure of its deputy head, IJGlobal can reveal
ADQ, Energy Capital JV for power generation
ADQ and Energy Capital Partners have created a 50:50 partnership for a $25 billion investment focused on building data and industrial centers in the US for power generation
Microsoft plans Malaysia data centres
Microsoft is planning to develop several greenfield data centres in Malaysia
Simpson Thacher hires securitisations partner, NY
Simpson Thacher has hired Niels Jensen as a partner in the capital markets practice specialising in securitisations in New York
Kazakhstan to open Central Asia data centre
Kazakhstan is planning to build Central Asia’s largest hyperscale data centre by 2030, following a major investment from Singapore’s GK Hyperscale
Ex-IFC Asia syndications banker joins ADB
Nitesh Agrawal, ex-senior syndications officer at the International Finance Corp, has joined the Asian Development Bank, IJGlobal can reveal
UPDATE: Equinix debuts with SGD green bonds
Equinix, the global data centre player, has raised $375 million from a green bond, diversifying it funding and investor base
Bridge DC wraps up $2.8bn loan, APAC
Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres has secured a $2.8 billion loan to expand its data centre portfolio in APAC
Thailand approves 3 data centres
Thailand has approved 3 data centre projects from local and international developers, representing a total investment of $2.7 billion
AfDB agrees African infra, energy financing
The African Development Bank has signed 2 agreements supporting infrastructure and energy projects on the continent