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