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

PDG hires group CFO from Masdar

Warburg Pincus-backed Princeton Digital Group today announced the appointment of Niall Hannigan as the group CFO, with effect from 3 June 2024

Involta rebrands as ark data centers

Data centre owner and operator Involta has been rebranded as ark data centers

Brazil’s BNDES to finance telecoms expansion

Brazilian development bank BNDES will provide Brisanet Serviços de Telecomunicações with a R$146.1 million loan to expand 5G coverage in the suburbs of the city of Fortaleza, Ceará state

PAIX, FSD partner for Djibouti data centre

PAIX Data Centres and the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Djibouti have signed a joint venture to construct a cloud and carrier-neutral data centre in the east African country

Bpifrance, QIA add €300m to partnership

Bpifrance and the Qatar Investment Authority have strengthened their partnership while renewing a sector focus on the energy transition

CityFibre completes Lit Fibre acquisition, UK

CityFibre has completed the acquisition of Lit Fibre from Newlight Partners in the UK for an undisclosed sum

CAF approves loan to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean has approved a R$3.8 trillion loan package to reconstruct Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state after record-level floods

IFC to support STEP's Ethiopian telecoms roll-out

The International Finance Corporation is mulling a $350 million loan to support Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia plc in expanding its telecommunications network through the east African country

Spanish authorities approves sale of Vodafone Spain to Ze...

The Spanish authorities have approved the sale of Vodafone Spain to Zegona Communications for €5 billion, following various conditions being satisfied

KKR, IQGeo reach cash acquisition agreement

Funds managed by KKR and IQGeo have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition for the telco’s entire share capital – valued at around £333 million

Microsoft in major data centre investment in France

Microsoft has announced a €4 billion investment into France’s data centre sector following the signing of its first PPA in the country this month

AirTrunk opens data centre in Tokyo

AirTrunk, the hyperscale data centre specialist, has opened its second data centre in Tokyo

IFC plans $50m PI Fund V investment

The International Finance Corporation is planning an investment of up to $50 million into a Patria Investments infrastructure fund