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