Ethiopia joins AFC
Ethiopia has become the 40th member-state of the AFC which envisions a $300 million energy and infra pipeline in the east African state
NeutraDC signs MoU with China Mobile
NeutraDC – a subsidiary of PT Telkom Data Ekosistem – and China Mobile International are collaborating to develop strategic solutions that meet the needs of Chinese companies in the Indonesian market
Ranade promoted to MD at DB, Singapore
Singapore-based Parag Ranade has been promoted to managing director at Deutsche Bank, the banker announced on social media over the weekend
BDUK awards Midlands gigahubs scheme
Building Digital UK has awarded an £8 million fibre gigahubs scheme to Nottinghamshire County Council to transform 350 public buildings into gigahubs
Reliance Group firms sign $5bn loan facilities
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Group units – Reliance Industries and Reliance Jio Infocomm – have upsized the foreign currency loans signed today to $5 billion-equivalent from an original $3 billion
JV announced for German data centre
Norwegian data centre company Green Mountain has today announced its partnership with Germany energy producer Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden for the construction of a data centre in Frankfurt, Germany
Gatfield steps up to Fitch MD role, NY
Long-established, New York-based Fitch Ratings infra specialist Saavan Gatfield has been promoted to managing director for business and relationship management for US infrastructure and project finance
Sidley takes 2 from Weil, London
James MacArthur has exited Weil to join the London energy, transport and infrastructure practice of Sidley Austin, with another partner to follow shortly
Africa Mobile Networks closes BlueOrchard facility
AMN has announced financial close on a $20 million debt facility agreed with impact investor BlueOrchard Sustainable Assets Fund
Macquarie makes investment in Pavlov Media
Macquarie Asset Management has made a preferred equity investment in Pavlov Media
Green given light for Berlin data centre
Frankfurt-based data centre operator Maincubes has been given the go-ahead for its BER01 data centre in Berlin, Germany
HCOB backs German digital infra
HCOB yesterday signed a loan for €31.3 million to Primevest Capital Partners’ Communication Infrastructure Fund to support digital infra roll-out across Germany
KIO Networks acquires Colombian data centre
Mexican data centre firm KIO Networks has acquired a 12MW data centre in Bogotá, Colombia – its first in South America
Ogi boosts Welsh fibre
Wales’ largest alternative network provider Ogi has unveiled its plan to roll out ultra-fast full fibre to businesses in Cardiff’s fastest growing areas
CityFibre network extension complete
UK fibre broadband provider CityFibre has reached completion on the initial build of its £500,000 full fibre network in Binley Woods, Coventry