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
UPDATE: Atman gears up for Polish data centre expansion
Further details have emerged on Atman’s PLN 1.35 billion syndicated debt financing package to boost its development activity in the region