US acquisition of UK telecom assets advances

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has approved US telecom services provider Viasat’s acquisition of British satellite business Inmarsat Group Holdings

IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 – the shortlist

IJGlobal is delighted today to reveal a shortlist for the ESG Awards to recognise developments in the last financial year – April 2021 through March 2022

Stonepeak to acquire Intrado safety business

Alternative investment firm Stonepeak has agreed to acquire Intrado’s safety business, a provider of critical public emergency telecom services, for $2.4 billion

EdgePoint, Xperanti work on Malaysia infra

Asean-based telco EdgePoint Infrastructure has partnered with Xperanti IoT, the first IoT network provider in Malaysia, to develop solutions combining the Internet of Things and telecoms infrastructures in Penang

World Bank inks Nepal financing

The World Bank and Nepal have agreed on financing worth $415 million for infrastructure projects in the Himalayan country

Pembani Remgro to launch second infra fund

South African fund manager Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers is set to launch its second such fund with a $300 million target size

UPDATE: Bayfront prices third IABS

Bayfront Infrastructure Management has priced its third issuance of infrastructure asset-backed securities, demonstrating continued investor demand for IABS and the Singapore-headquartered firm's ability to help partner banks recycle capital into more infrastructure financing transactions

Enet to expand fibre network

Irish telco Enet will expand its fibre coverage with significant investment from cash flow and access to the company’s debt funding package which it closed at €130 million in Q2 2022

Evocative acquires INAP’s US data centres

Global infrastructure provider Evocative has agreed to acquire 9 data centres from hybrid infra business INAP in addition to co-location and related network services

VMO2 syndication launched

Syndication has been launched for the £3.3 billion underwritten debt on Virgin Media O2 with banks having met today and close slated for mid-October

PINT seeks £250 million raise

Global infrastructure fund Pantheon Infrastructure will launch an issue of new C shares seeking to raise £250 million

Generali Global Infrastructure rebrands

Generali Global Infrastructure has rebranded as Infranity – re-asserting its focus and commitment to sustainable infrastructure investing – the company said today

AIIB considers Rakiza fund commitment

The AIIB is considering a $50 million commitment into Muscat-based private equity infra fund Rakiza

Igneo set to acquire telco US Signal

First Sentier Investors' direct infrastructure team Igneo Infrastructure Partners is set to acquire the entirety of data center provider US Signal

PIF’s telecom towers deal approved

A Public Investment Fund-led consortium’s $807 million acquisition of an 80% stake in telecom towers owned by Zain KSA has received regulatory approval