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