Pantheon in market with fifth infra fund

Pantheon is in the market with its fifth infrastructure strategy, with a first close expected in the coming months

CIP takes 15% in Qblue, Denmark

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 15% stake in Danish asset manager Qblue Balanced as part of a wider strategic partnership between the firms

AWS to invest $2bn in Brazil digital infra

Amazon Web Services will invest R$10.1 billion into data centres in São Paulo state, Brazil

CMA issues findings on UK Vodafone, Three deal

Details have emerged on the UK’s Competition and Market Authority’s investigation into the proposed merger of Vodafone UK and CK Hutchison’s Three UK

Infra ABS deals to build up in Asia

Infrastructure asset-backed securities transactions are seen picking up in Asia on the back of growing financing needs and diversification of funding sources

CleanSpark buys 7 Tennessee data centres

Bitcoin infrastructure company CleanSpark is acquiring 7 data centre sites in Tennessee from Exponential Digital for a total cash payment of $27.5 million

Vodafone Spain, Telefonica sign fibre deal

Vodafone Spain and Telefonica have signed a confidential, non-binding term sheet for a fibre wholesale agreement that will replace a deal due to expire at the end of the year

Lazard launches listed private markets fund

Lazard Asset Management has launched a listed private markets fund for retail and institutional investors across alternative asset classes

Scala to build data centre park, Brazil

Scala Data Centers has signed a letter of intent to develop the largest digital infrastructure project in Latin America – with an initial investment of $500 million

Serverfarm acquires US data centre campuses

Serverfarm, a data centre operator backed by Manulife Investment Management, has acquired 2 data centre campuses in Houston, Texas

Brazil’s BNDES launches national data centre financing line

Brazilian development bank BNDES has launched a credit line to develop data centres across the country

Applied Digital raises $160m for data centre growth

Dallas-based Applied Digital has raised $160 million in private placement financing from chip giant Nvidia, real estate firm Related Companies, and a group of institutional and accredited investors

Ardian prepares ninth infra secondaries fund

Ardian is in the process of forming its ninth infrastructure secondaries fund, according to registration documents filed in multiple jurisdictions

NJJ consortium completes telco acquisition, Ukraine

Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding has led a consortium of investors to complete the acquisitions of Datagroup-Volia and Lifecell, 2 of Ukraine’s leading telcos

Amazon to inject £8bn into UK data centres

Amazon Web Services will invest £8 billion into UK data centre development over the next 5 years