Google signs solar PPAs in Japan
Google has entered into 2 PPAs to source clean energy for its data centres in Japan, its first such attempt in the country
Freedom Fibre awarded UK contract
UK altnet Freedom Fibre has won a £43 million Project Gigabit contract to upgrade gigabit-ready broadband in rural Cheshire, UK
King Street acquires liquid-cooled data centre operator
King Street Capital has acquired a majority stake in Colovore, a data centre operator that specialises in liquid-cooled, high-density colocation for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing
Soluna inks US green data centre PPA with EDF, Masdar
Green data centre developer Soluna Holdings has signed a power purchase agreement with EDF Renewables and Masdar for its 166MW Project Kati in Texas
Spain reaches Telefonica stake target
The Spanish government has completed the acquisition of its stake in Telefonica
Telecom Egypt refinances with Banque Misr
Egypt’s full-service telecom operator Telecom Egypt will refinance its short-term facilities after agreeing a 5-year, $200 million amortising loan with Banque Misr
abrdn adds Tarasiuk to head core infra, UK
abrdn has hired Maciej Tarasiuk as head of investments in its core infrastructure business, based in London
Prime debuts in Spanish data centre market
US data centre developer Prime Data Centers has unveiled plans for a 40MW facility in Alcobendas, Madrid
ICG, Teras partner for Europe data centres
ICG Infra and Spanish telecoms investor Teras have launched Templus, a data centre platform focused on southern Europe
Italy approves Swisscom’s Vodafone Italy acquisition
The Italian government has approved Swisscom’s €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone Italy, keeping the transaction on track with its timeline for closing
Soluna inks $30m for green data centre, US
Soluna Holdings, a green data centre developer, has closed a $30 million financing from Spring Lane Capital for its 50MW project Dorothy 2, which is co-located with a 150MW wind farm, in Texas
BII agrees $30m telecoms financing, Tanzania
British International Investment yesterday agreed to finance the construction of new telecom sites in rural Tanzania
Houlihan Lokey adds debt advisory MD, Italy
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has hired Vieri Betti Guaraldi as a managing director in its European capital markets group, based in Milan
PAIX expands Ghanaian data centre
PAIX Data Centres is expanding the capacity of its operations in Ghana to 1.2MW to boost Africa’s digital economy
WorxInvest finalises Gimv stake acquisition, Belgium
Antwerp-based investment firm WorxInvest has finalised the acquisition of a 28.73% stake in Brussels-listed Gimv from Flemish Participation Company for around €375 million