AfDB funds Congo 3-story data centre
The African Development Bank will fund the construction of a 3-story data centre in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, as part of its Central Africa Fibre-Optic Backbone Project
CoreWeave raises $7.5bn for AI infra
Cloud computing company CoreWeave has secured a $7.5 billion debt financing facility led by funds managed by Blackstone, with strategic participation from Magnetar and Coatue
GDC sells Etix Everywhere to Infranity, France
Global Data Centre Group has agreed to sell its stake in Etix Everywhere, its European data centre platform, to Infranity for €108 million
Keppel makes leadership changes, Singapore
Infrastructure asset manager Keppel has confirmed leadership changes with Manjot Singh Mann becoming its chief executive of connectivity, replacing Thomas Pang
Banglalinks partners for 4G in Bangladesh
Banglalink, VEON’s digital operator in Bangladesh, has signed an MoU with Robi, a subsidiary of Axiata Group and Bangladesh’s 2nd largest mobile operator, to explore network sharing possibilities and expand the country’s 4G network
CIMIC bags Singapore waterworks contract
CIMIC Group has been awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Choa Chu Kang waterworks in Singapore worth approximately $107 million
InfraRed receives NBOs for German telco
InfraRed Capital Partners has received non-binding offers for its stake in the German telco Deutsche GigaNetz
Minnesota SBI plans $200m KKR investment
The Investment Advisory Council of the Minnesota State Board of Investment has recommended the fund invests to a KKR infra vehicle
Quaero in market with social infra fund
French manager Quaero Capital is fundraising for its inaugural social infrastructure fund and has raised $45.3 million to date, according to SEC filings
JLL to acquire NY-based data centre services provider
JLL has reached an agreement to acquire New York-based SKAE Power Solutions, a provider of data center technical and project management services
RMB supports global telematics, Powerfleet
Rand Merchant Bank has put together a $100 million funding package for US headquartered IT services and consulting company Powerfleet
Vantage Data Centers receives €750m in financing
Ares Management, CDPQ and Schroders Capital have agreed to provide Vantage Data Centers with up to €750 million in financing to aid its EMEA expansion strategy
Threadneedle wind-down begins, London
The travails of Columbia Threadneedle are drawing to a conclusion with news – exclusively revealed today by IJGlobal – emerging that the ESIF fund is being wound down
OSERS to invest in energy transition, digital infra
The School Employees’ Retirement System of Ohio will focus infrastructure investments on energy security, the transition and digital infrastructure