BT names new chief exec
Allison Kirkby will head BT Group from January 2024, replacing incumbent chief Philip Jansen
Infranity closes senior debt strategy
Infranity, part of the Generali Investments asset management firms, has held a close on the third generation of its Senior Infrastructure Debt strategy II
AltamarCAM shareholders sell 40% stake
Asset manager AltamarCAM Partners has sold a 40% interest to Permira Growth Opportunities II, with sellers including a mix of external financial partners and existing managing partners
Africa impact fund closes at $115m
The Infra Impact Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 1, managed by Infra Impact Investment Managers, has exceeded its fundraising target, reaching a final close at R2.15bn
Sacramento issues RFP for broadband P3
The City of Sacramento in California has issued an RFP seeking private partners to expands its business and residential broadband access via a P3
Cellnex, EIB ink on funding for European 5G
Spanish towerco Cellnex Telecom has signed a €315 million agreement with the European Investment Bank to finance the expansion of 5G infrastructure across Europe
BlackRock rocked by second senior exit, London
Word reaches IJGlobal once again of a senior exit from the London-based European infrastructure and energy team at BlackRock – less than a month after Jonathan Stevens served notice and was put on gardening leave
Lyntia to buy Spanish telecoms, cloud services platform
Spanish fibre provider Lyntia Networks has agreed to acquire telecoms and cloud services platform Evolutio Business Connectivity from the Evolutio Group
Adani seals inaugural dollar financing for data centres
AdaniConneX, a 50:50 JV between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConnex, has recently secured a $213 million facility to fund 2 data centres in India
Campbell Lutyens hires MD
Campbell Lutyens has hired Clay McCoy as a managing director in the firm’s New York office, strengthening its secondary advisory practice in North America
Ooredoo, Zain, TASC in telecom merger talks
Ooredoo Group, Zain and TASC Towers are in talks to combine their 30,000 tower assets in a cash and share deal
Prep works commence for Greenland subsea cable
Greenlandic telecommunications and postal company Tusass has launched a marine survey in preparation for an upcoming subsea cable
Keppel infra fund obtains loan facilities
The board of directors of Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management have secured term loan facilities amounting to $97.66 million
Finance Consult opens office in Casablanca
Finance Consult has opened a subsidiary in Casablanca to oversee the firm’s energy and infra advisory work across Africa
Basalt infra hires update, London
Dalmore Capital refugee Pedro Andrade Maia has cropped up at Basalt Infrastructure Partners in a vice president role, joining Andrew Marsden who joined as head of energy transition and sustainability earlier this month