Kao Data sinks £350m into UK data centre

UK-based data centre operator Kao Data will invest £350 million into a 40MW data centre in Manchester, England

Baker McKenzie names global practice, industry group lea...

Multinational law firm Baker McKenzie on Wednesday announced the appointment of its global practice group and industry group leaders, effective 1 July 2023

Vodafone, e& form strategic relationship

Vodafone and state-backed Emirates Telecommunications Group have announced a strategic relationship across Europe, the Middle East and Africa

KfW finances German fibre expansion

German state-owned bank KfW IPEX-Bank as part of a consortium of lenders is financing German fibre optic infrastructure company Westconnect’s €1.3 billion fibre connectivity roll out in the west of Germany

Schroders holds first close on third junior debt fund

Schroders Capital has raised over €320 million following first close on its Schroders Capital Junior Infrastructure Debt Europe III fund

Powderly to join Gibson team at NordLB, London

Andrew Powderly is understood to have tendered his resignation at the London-based syndications team for ICBC and is moving to join the growing NordLB function

CapMan backs Dutch digital infra provider

CapMan Infra has invested in Dutch IT infrastructure provider Serverius through which it plans to build a northern European data center platform

Khazna invests in Egyptian data centre

Khazna Data Centers said it would enter the Egypt's data centre market with a $250 million investment

Adani plans 300MW India data centre

Adani Group is planning to build a 300MW data centre in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh – expected to be one of India's largest hyperscale data facilties

UniSuper takes 5% stake in Vantage Towers

UniSuper – the Australian superannuation fund – has bought a 5% stake in Vantage Towers for A$1 billion

Malaysia eyes second 5G network operator

Malaysia government plans to bring in another 5G wholesale network operator after state-owned Digital Nasional achieves 80% of network infrastructure coverage by the end of the year

Pacific Equity Partners' fund gets $54m from CEFC

Australian fund manager Pacific Equity Partners' fund has received an $54 million investment from government-owned Clean Energy Finance to decarbonise mid-market infrastructure assets

TIM rules on Sparkle NBOs

TIM Group has ruled 2 non-binding offers "not yet adequate" for submarine cable unit Sparkle following the start of a competitive bidding process last month

EIB backing for Italian telecoms TIM

Italian telecoms business Tim Group, formerly known as Telecom Italia, has received €360 million in financing from European Investment Bank along with a 60% guarantee from SACE for the development of its 5G network