Sale of EAG advances, UK

The sale of UK-based Energy Assets Group is progressing, IJGlobal has learned

IJGlobal ESG Infra Equity Investor – Igneo

Igneo Infrastructure Partners wins the IJGlobal ESG Infrastructure Equity Investor Award with one judge celebrating the fund manager’s “grown up approach” and being “bold enough to criticise the tick box noise that dominates our sector”

IJGlobal ESG Digital Infra Award – Blackstone

Blackstone’s Project Circuit – data centre financing – wins the IJGlobal ESG Digital Infrastructure Award for being, according to one judge, “technologically advanced” with business practices “underpinned by strong ESG commitments”

IJGlobal ESG Legal Adviser – EM – Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel has won the IJGlobal ESG Legal Adviser Award for emerging markets for the second year on the trot with one judge saying the firm is “genuinely pushing the industry forward in South Africa, beyond BAU activities”

Cordiant completes Speed Fibre acquisition, Ireland

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of Ireland's Speed Fibre from the Irish Infrastructure Fund for an equity consideration of €97.2 million

Africa Data Centres firms up Ghana facility plans

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has reaffirmed support to Africa Data Centres which plans to build a 30MW data centre in Ghana

It’s out – UK infra assessment

The second issue of the UK’s National Infrastructure Assessment has been published today… and it makes for fairly mundane reading for an infra specialist, until you hit the big numbers

IJGlobal League Tables – a slow Q3

IJGlobal has published its league tables for international infrastructure and energy finance reflecting activity in the third quarter of 2023, which compares poorly to recent performance – leading to a slump year of activity. The final quarter tends to be the most active, but it is unlikely performance will turn 2023 into anything but a slow year for deal activity and capital deployed

Wales to develop digital superhighway

The Welsh government has awarded alternative network Ogi a concession to develop a digital superhighway along the M4 and trunk network

AirTrunk expands data centre in Japan

Hyperscale data centre firm AirTrunk today announced its expansion in Japan with its first development in Osaka

LS Cable, PetroVietnam partner for subsea cables

South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has partnered with Vietnam’s state-owned PetroVietnam to explore subsea cable business opportunities in Southeast Asia

Argentina readies $1bn 5G auction

Argentina’s national communications agency has set a date for a 5G broadband auction – estimated to raise over $1 billion

Thailand approves foreign investment projects

Thailand’s government has approved investment promotion applications worth $1.1 billion in projects including electric vehicles manufacturing, renewable energy, data centre, and tourism

GDOT market sounding broadband OMC project

Georgia Department of Transportation is soliciting market feedback for the statewide broadband network operations, maintenance and commercialisation project