AfDB extends loan to Axian Telecom

The African Development Bank has approved a $160 million senior corporate loan to Axian Telecom to support the modernisation and expansion of its network infrastructure and promote financial inclusion in Africa

Swedfund signs €40m EAAIF commitment

Sweden’s development finance institution Swedfund has signed a €40 million commitment to the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund

CION, GCM launch private wealth infra fund, US

CION Investments and GCM Grosvenor have launched fundraising for an evergreen infrastructure fund to bring private investors into GCM’s infra platform

Tikehau acquires German data centre advisory firm

Tikehau Capital is set to acquire a majority stake in TTSP HWP, a Frankfurt-based technical advisory firm specialising in the data centre market

GSIS earns $272m from AirTrunk sale

The Government Service Insurance System, the pension fund for Philippine government employees, has received a $272 million payout from the Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2

NordLB to close Singapore unit ahead of Asia exit

Leading German lender NordLB plans to close its Singapore Branch, marking its exit from the Asia Pacific, IJGlobal can reveal

FullFibre, Zzoomm merge

Alternative networks FullFibre and Zzoomm have merged to expand FullFibre’s existing group and will have one of the UK’s largest altnet fibre footprints

IJGlobal League Tables FY24 – refi dominates

IJGlobal’s full-year 2024 data for greenfield infrastructure and energy transactions show a marked improvement on the previous year, however a good deal of the activity is dominated by refinance of debt

Harrison Street closes $600m digital fund, US

Chicago-based Harrison Street has closed its first dedicated digital infrastructure fund with $600 million in total commitments

Green light for Europe’s largest data centre, UK

Hertsmere Borough Council has given the go-ahead to a 400MVA £3.75 billion data centre on the outskirts of London

Blue Owl digital infra fund passes $6bn, US

Blue Owl Capital has raised nearly $6.1 billion for Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III – which was formerly managed by IPI Partners, according to SEC filings

Keppel secures US nod for Bifrost

Keppel Corp has secured US regulatory approval for the Bifrost Cable System project connecting Singapore to the US via subsea cable

Meridiam takes equity in SA telco

French asset manager and investor Meridiam has invested in South African telecom firm Ilitha Telecommunications – becoming a majority equity partner in the business