q.beyond to sell German data centre
Cologne-based IT services provider q.beyond is to sell one of its data centres in Hamburg
NYSCRF makes $950m infra investments
New York State Common Retirement Fund has finalised around $950 million in infrastructure fund investments
Etana bolsters team with Govender hire, SA
Nersa licensed South African energy trader Etana Energy has appointed Jay Govender as chief commercial and legal officer
Argo increases stake in digital infra co, US
Argo Infrastructure Partners has increased its stake in Missouri-based TierPoint, the largest digital infrastructure investment in the fund manager’s portfolio
Upstack acquires Dever-based teleco
Upstack, a data centre directory firm, has acquired Denver-based Performance Networks, a telecoms consulting company
Travers Smith hires infra debt partner, UK
Law firm Travers Smith has hired Ryan Ayrton as an infrastructure debt partner in its finance team, based in London
Malaysia data centre financing takes shape
Yondr Group is in talks with banks to put together a debt financing for its upcoming data centre in Johor, Malaysia
Keppel forays into Japan data centre market
Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust and its sponsor Keppel Corporation are jointly acquiring a 100% interest in a shell and core data center located in west Tokyo, Japan, the second largest data hub in Asia
Bayfront’s infra ABS priced
Clifford Capital, a Temasek-backed infrastructure platform based in Singapore, has priced its fifth public infrastructure asset-backed securities deal and its largest to date
DFC makes Africa infra investments
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has made several Africa-focused investments across the infra and energy sectors to advance its foreign policy objectives and drive developmental impact
General Atlantic, Actis deal to close in Q4
General Atlantic’s acquisition of UK-based Actis is now expected to close in Q4 2024
Astatine rehires Nashashibi as MD, US
Astatine Investment Partners – formerly Alinda Capital Partners – has hired Said Nashashibi as a managing director in its global investments division, based in Greenwich, Connecticut
NatWest – from Joe to Snow…
IJGlobal hears that Alex Snow has been lined up to replace Joe Taylor who resigned last week from his role at NatWest, as exclusively reported by this title on Monday
AfDB promotes Attout to finance director
The African Development Bank has promoted Ahmed Rashad Attout to director of the financial sector development department effective 1 June
Italian pension fund seeks infra manager
Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s pension fund is seeking an infrastructure focused alternative investment fund