UKIB joins Hyperoptic fundraise

UKIB will provide KKR-owned Hyperoptic with a £150 million debt package as part of the internet service provider’s latest fundraise

Cabonitel acquisition rejected by AdC, Portugal

The Portuguese Competition Authority has rejected the acquisition of Cabonitel by Vodafone Portugal

CyrusOne secures $7.9bn credit facility, Texas

Texas-based CyrusOne, a global data centre owner, developer and operator has closed a $7.9 billion warehouse credit facility

Taylor quits NatWest for fund role, London

Joe Taylor has resigned from his London-based infrastructure leadership role at NatWest to take up a new challenge at a fund with international ambitions

AFC promotes Fehintola to director

The Africa Finance Corporation has promoted Banji Fehintola to executive director for financial services, effective 1 August

Bayobab acquires Cote d’Ivoire data license

Africa-focused telecommunications company Bayobab has acquired a terrestrial and subsea connectivity license to support its subsidiary – Bayobab Cote d’Ivoire – in expanding its data transmission network

OIC raises $370m for growth debt fund, US

Orion Infrastructure Capital has raised $370 million at the final close of its inaugural growth debt fund, above an original $350 million target

Octopus adds Debruyne as vice-chair

Octopus Investments has hired Lieven Debruyne as executive vice-chair, based in London and effective immediately

Convergence finalises SA Datacentrix acquisiton

Convergence Partners has fulfilled all conditions to acquire 100% of South African ICT integration services and solutions provider Datacentrix

Germany taps O2 Telefónica for autobahn 5G

Germany’s Autobahn des Bundes has selected O2 Telefónica as a delivery partner for the implementation of a 5G network across the autobahn motorway system

Bayfront plans new APAC infra ABS

Bayfront Infrastructure Management and Bayfront Infrastructure Capital V have mandated banks for an issuance of infrastructure asset backed securities

Chindata gets loan for Malaysia data centres

Bain Capital-owned Chindata has secured a $490 million loan to refinance the debt of its unit in Malaysia

Exa, SOCAR team for alternative fibre route

Exa Infrastructure and SOCAR Fiber have teamed up to develop a fibre route across Turkey to release the Red Sea fibre choke point

Swiss Life launches fourth core fund

Swiss Life Asset Managers has added to its private markets offerings with the launch of its fourth international Core / Core + infra fund

Land Bank inks loan for Philippines data centre

The Land Bank of the Philippines has signed a loan agreement with an Ayala Group joint venture for a data centre in the Philippines