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Competition authorities clear Vodafone Italia acquisition

Swisscom has received clearance from Italian competition authorities for its €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone Italia

Illinois FPIF makes 2 non-core allocations

Illinois’ Firefighters Pension Investment Fund has allocated $80 million to 2 non-core infrastructure funds

Blackstone completes AirTrunk acquisition

Blackstone has closed its A$24 billion acquisition of hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk, marking the completion of the largest-ever such deal globally and the largest transaction in Australia for 2024

BNP Paribas fomalises AXA IM deal

BNP Paribas has formalised its proposed acquisition of AXA Investment Managers with the signing of a share purchase agreement

IHS sells Kuwait Operations to Zain Group

IHS Towers has completed its 70% stake sale in IHS Kuwait to Kuwaiti telco Zain Group

Marguerite reaches final close on third fund

Marguerite has reached final close on the third iteration of its infrastructure fund at €700 million, below its target of €1 billion

Yondr secures over $900m for Malaysia DC

UK-based data centre operator Yondr has secured over $900 million from a consortium of 6 lenders for its greenfield hyperscale data centre campus in Malaysia

NorthWestern inks 75MW power contract for MT data centre

Atlas Power Group has signed an agreement with NorthWestern Energy Group to power its Butte, Montana, data centre

Consortium closes Cellnex deal, Austria

A consortium comprised of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, EDF Invest and MEAG has closed its €803 million acquisition of Cellnex’s Austrian tower business

Italy, Asterion make binding offer for Sparkle

The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and Asterion Industrial Partners’ Retelit have made a binding offer for Telecom Italia’s sub-sea cable unit, Sparkle

CDPQ to buy co-stakes in Kiwi telco

CDPQ will acquire a co-controlling shareholding in Connexa, a leading designer, builder and operator of New Zealand’s most comprehensive mobile tower infrastructure network

IDB invest backs Argentina fiber expansion

IDB Invest is providing up to $110 million for Metrotel to accelerate the deployment of its fiber optic network in Argentina

Antin exceeds target for fifth flagship fund

Antin Infrastructure Partners has reached final close on its latest flagship fund above target at €10.2 billion

PGGM takes 49% Penta Infra stake, Netherlands

PGGM has acquired a 49% interest in Amsterdam-based data centre developer, Penta Infra, from existing shareholder Photon Capita