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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