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