Channel Islands telco to merge with Batelco
Bahrain-based telecoms business Batelco – via its subsidiary Sure – will incorporate Channel Islands-based mobile network provider Airtel-Vodafone into its offering
Wallace joins Mace
UK-based Mace Group has expanded its data centre market in the Asia Pacific by appointing Chris Wallace as the head of data centres and critical facilities
Wren House acquires Phoenix Tower stake
Investment manager Wren House Infrastructure Management has acquired a minority stake in US mobile communications infra business Phoenix Tower International from Blackstone
Vodafone UK, Three potential merger confirmed
Vodafone UK has confirmed speculation surrounding a possible merger with British telecoms business Hutchison 3G UK – a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings
SocGen’s Ogden joins SMBC Australia
Societe Generale infrastructure veteran Robert Ogden has this month left the French bank for a director role at SMBC
Meridiam closes financing for Alberta broadband project
Meridiam has reached financial close on the Alberta Broadband Networks project that will bring fibre connectivity in the greater Edmonton region
IMCO invests $450m in DataBank
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario has reached an agreement to invest up to $450 million in DataBank, the largest edge infrastructure operator in the US
Final close for Pierfront fund
Pierfront Capital Fund Management at the end of last week hit final close on Keppel-Pierfront Private Credit Fund with a total investable capital of $700 million
Utility business acquires UK telco majority
OCU Group – via O’Connor Utilities, its northern operating unit – is set to acquire a majority stake in Leeds-based telecoms contracting business InICT Limited
KPMG UK makes Hirst up to partner
The UK arm of KPMG has this month made up infrastructure veteran David Hirst to partner, effective immediately
Vodafone acquires Portuguese telco
Vodafone Portugal is set to buy Cabonitel – which owns Nowo, one of the 4 triple play operators in Portugal – from Másmóvil Ibercom for an undisclosed sum
Lord joins Macquarie Capital as digital infra MD
Macquarie Capital, the advisory arm of Macquarie, has this month appointed Michael Lord as managing director within its digital infrastructure team
European data centre fund acquires UK asset
Capital markets company Principal Global Investors has bought Manchester-based Getronics Data Centre for £41.56 million via its Principal European Data Centre Fund I