Amazon plans data centres in Thailand
Amazon Web Services is planning the launch of a cloud infrastructure region in Thailand by committing up to $5 billion to the country's data centre sector for the next 15 years
Luthra & Luthra appoints new partners
Indian law firm Luthra and Luthra has appointed 2 new partners – Tamal Mandal and Abhilekh Verma
Final close imminent on thematic fund
Final close on a thematic infrastructure fund is due soon after the manager doubled allocations in less than a year, meaning it will hit its hard cap
End of month FC for Igneo JV German fibre deal
The recently inked joint venture of Igneo Infrastructure Partners and Westenergie is on track to reach financial close on the €3 billion fibre rollout in Germany with plans to sign the deal by 31 October (2022), according to sources
€470m final close for SWEN fund
SWEN Capital Partners has held final close of its fourth vintage SWEN Infra Multi-Select 4 at €470 million
IJGlobal ESG Awards – the 2022 winners
Today’s news has been dominated by a host of stories celebrating the winners from last night’s IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 hosted at the Honourable Artillery Company, London. Here you can read the full line-up...
Digital 9 acquires Arqiva Group
Digital 9 Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of a 51.76% stake in Arqiva Group – a UK data network and communications service provider
EXA Infrastructure to invest in Portuguese transport infra
Digital infra platform EXA Infrastructure will expand its network and invest in a new Southern European transport route across the Iberian Peninsula
EQT offshoot raises €1bn for FTTH roll-out
EQT portfolio company GlobalConnect has today raised a €1 billion additional facility from a pool of existing lenders to fund planned fibre expansions
Close of Emitel acquisition expected imminently
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure is expected get final regulatory approval on a binding agreement with the shareholders of digital infra business Emitel to complete the acquisition in November
Kirkland & Ellis hires in CC infra M&A expert
Infrastructure transactions expert Toby Parkinson is set to join Kirkland & Ellis as partner to co-lead of the firm’s expansion in the infrastructure and energy sectors
abrdn appoints new infra focused investment manager
London-based Juan Guillermo Cediel-Cortés has been promoted to investment manager within global investment company abrdn’s core infrastructure team
Q3 Funds Report – a record year guaranteed
Having compiled all the IJInvestor data on infrastructure closed-end fundraising for the third quarter of 2022, the headline figure already almost outstrips full-year 2021… with a record-breaking tally clearly on the cards
Cube Infrastructure to buy German data centre business
Mid-market investor Cube Infrastructure Managers is set to acquire Frankfurt-based data centre business firstcolo from EMERAM Capital Partners and Diva-e Excellence