Blackstone nears UK data centre land deal

Blackstone-managed funds are set to acquire a former Britishvolt site in Northumberland where it will develop what could be Europe’s largest data centre

CVC looks to raise €1.25bn in Dutch IPO

CVC Capital Partners is planning to list on Euronext Amsterdam in the coming weeks, aiming to raise at least €1.25 billion through the sale of new and existing shares

Herbert Smith promotes 6 to partnership, Asia

Herbert Smith Freehills has announced the promotion of 6 lawyers in Asia as part of a 27 partner global promotion round

UBS head of infrastructure steps down

Tommaso Albanese, head of infrastructure at UBS Asset Management since 2013, has retired from the firm

Blackstone invests in Winthrop Technologies, Ireland

Funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have acquired a 50.7% stake in Winthrop Technologies as part of a wider strategic partnership between the 2 parties

Sharma joins KKR from Macquarie

Abhishek Sharma has joined KKR as a director as part of the climate strategy of the fund’s infrastructure platform

Primevest acquires German fibre optic network, Germany

Primevest Capital Partners has acquired Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim’s fibre optic network as part of joint venture Open German Fiber’s plan to expand high-speed internet access across Bad Nauheim

Vantage to boost EMEA strategy with Swiss data centre

Vantage Data Centers will this summer unveil its second Zurich data centre as part of its plans to grow its EMEA presence

Philipsz made SFT chair, Scotland

Joseph Philipsz was yesterday appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Futures Trust. The appointment will last 4 years – effective from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028

EdgeConnex locks in green financing deal

EQT-owned data centre developer EdgeConnex has secured $1.9 billion in sustainability-linked financing to support its EMEA growth

Thakur promoted at Barclays

Avinash Thakur has been promoted to head of capital markets financing, Asia Pacific for Barclays, effective immediately

Google to build second Arizona data centre

Google has put plans in motion to build a second data centre at its existing campus in Phoenix, Arizona

Temasek looks to EMEA with office, Paris

Singapore's Temasek is looking to expand its footprint in Europe with an office opening in Paris

NIB closes Baltic sustainability linked-loan

Nordic Investment Bank has closed a sustainability-linked loan with Finnish telco Elisa Oyj to finance investments in 5G and optic fibre access to increase capacity and coverage in Finland and Estonia