NEXI and ATI provide Ethiopian telecom cover

NEXI and the ATI have provided investment risk insurance cover for the GPE consortium’s $200 million telecoms project in Ethiopia

OPERF commits to latest Brookfield fund

The board of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has approved a $500 million allocation to the latest vintage of Brookfield’s flagship infrastructure strategy

Orsted JV’s digital hopes for Danish energy island

The joint venture of Orsted and Andean Telecom Partners have today executed an MoU with Nordic fibre network operator GlobalConnect to explore the options for a digital hub on Denmark’s planned 10GW Green Energy Island

Mizzi joins infrastructure think tank

Plenary Group’s Julie-Anne Mizzi has today been appointed to the board of infra policy think tank Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

CLP, ESR to develop data centres

Hong Kong-based power developer CLP is partnering with Asia-focused real asset manager ESR Group for sustainable data centres and logistics centres in South China

Green Arrow and Société Générale to promote fund

Italy’s Green Arrow Capital has signed a partnership agreement with Société Générale to promote the Green Arrow Infrastructure of the Future fund to a select group of institutional investors

Fiera invests in Greek fibre

Mid-market direct investor Fiera Infrastructure and an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation has agreed to provide growth capital to Inalan, a Greek fibre-to-the-home internet service provider

Californian county pension fund commits to Brookfield

San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust has made a $30 million commitment to the Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners fund

CityFibre raises £4.9bn for FTTH rollout

UK-based telecom operator CityFibre has raised £4.9 billion in debt to fund its planned rollout of FTTH connection to nearly 8 million homes in the UK – progressing the Project Gigabit initiative

iCON holds first and final close at $3.6bn

iCON has held first and final closing today on its $3.6 billion fund, iCON Infrastructure Partners V

iCON hires Billant as director

iCON Infrastructure has hired Celine Billant as director of infrastructure investments in North America, based in the firm’s New York office

Telecom Armenia secures $45m for network upgrades

The IFC and EBRD have lent $45 million to Telecom Armenia to improve high-speed broadband infrastructure in the country

UPDATE: Flagship fund nears $500m first close

A global infrastructure manager is close to holding a $500 million first close for the latest vintage of its flagship vehicle, which will target $1.5 billion

Time is ticking on Malaysia 5G M&A

Negotiations continue between the government of Malaysia and the country’s 4 largest telcos about gaining control of state-owned 5G wholesale provider Digital Nasional