Djibouti establishes sovereign fund

The Republic of Djibouti has established a sovereign wealth fund with a significant infrastructure mandate

ECA receives EoIs for Ethiopian telecom licences

The Ethiopian Communications Authority has received 12 expressions of interest from consortia for 2 telecommunication licences

Ardian consortium takes major INWIT stake

A consortium led by Ardian has reached an agreement to take a 30.2% co-controlling stake in Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane from Telecom Italia

Myanmar towers sale advancing

The sale process for a telecoms towers company in Myanmar is progressing, with shortlisted bidders through to a second round

Macquarie debt strategy raises £2.7 billion

Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions has raised £2.7 billion in commitments from UK corporate pensions schemes, local authority pension schemes, and insurance companies

Helios Towers issues bond for African telecoms

Africa-focused telecoms company Helios Towers has raised a $750 million bond to finance its telecoms programme run by subsidiary HTA Group

Polish tower sales expected

A Polish telco has appointed advisers to monetise its tower assets, with a second player considering the launch of a process to do the same

PTI asks for IDB loan in Ecuador

US company Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has requested a loan from IDB Group to finance the acquisition of around 1,367 communication tower sites that are already operating and the construction of another 100 units in Ecuador

GTT bidders prep July indicative bids

A number of bidders are prepping indicative bids for GTT Communications’ asset carve out that are due mid-July, according to multiple sources

Phoenix Tower makes EI Tower bid

US-based Phoenix Tower International has made an offer to buy the mast component of Italy's EITowers for €550 million

Deutsche Telecom mulling tower sale

Deutsche Telecom is considering bringing one of its mobile tower businesses to the market

Vietnam National Assembly passes PPP law

Vietnam's National Assembly adopted a new law on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Investment on 18 June, during its ninth session, with some changes since the draft of the law

Keppel Data Centres partners for hydrogen power

Keppel Data Centres and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific have formed a partnership to explore a hydrogen powered tri-generation plant concept for data centres in Singapore

Oi sells data centre unit to Piemonte Holding

Brazil’s Oi Group, one of the largest telecommunications operator in Latin America, has accepted a binding offer to sell its data centres to local private equity firm Piemonte Holding

Macquarie bids for Enel's Open Fiber Stake

Macquarie Group's infrastructure fund has approached Italy's Enel with an offer for its half-share in the Italian utility's broadband joint venture Open Fiber