Maincubes equity divestment – details emerge
Equity ownership in German data centre developer Maincubes has changed hands, with a new co-majority owner brought in to accelerate the company’s €1 billion investment strategy
Details emerge on IFC’s investment into STE
The IFC is considering a $100 million senior loan for the GPE consortium’s $1 billion telecoms project in Ethiopia
DataVita appoints SFT veteran for expansion
Scottish data centre developer DataVita has appointed James King as a business development director to further the company’s expansion plans
Norway’s KLP invests in Oz infra investor
Norwegian pension fund KLP has pledged NOK 2 billion in financing to Australia-headquartered renewables infrastructure investor Quinbrook
Stack, ESR to build South Korea data centre
US data centre developer Stack Infrastructure has partnered with Hong Kong-based real assets manager ESR for a data centre in South Korea
IFC to advise Guinea-Bissau on telecom PPP
The government of Guinea-Bissau will be advised by the IFC on the restructuring of GuinéTelecom and GuinéTel as a PPP
DWS grows European infra debt team
Asset manager DWS has promoted investment associate Adriano Sbroscia to its European infrastructure debt team, reporting to Sundeep Vyas, head of infrastructure debt in Europe
IJInvestor Awards 2022 – top tips – company awards
In the third in a series of Top Tips articles, IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville maps out what subscribers need to do to impress the independent panel of judges for the IJInvestor Awards 2022
Ardian closes on second American infra fund
Ardian has closed its second-generation Americas Infrastructure fund – Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund V (AAIF V) – at $2.1 billion, exceeding its hard cap of $2 billion
IFC in talks for Safaricom equity stake
The IFC is in talks with the Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium for a $160 million equity investment in the latter’s STE
AirTrunk closes first Japan data centre green loan
Asia Pacific-focused data centre company AirTrunk has reached financial close on a green loan for a data centre in West Tokyo
HSBC Alternatives completes recruitment of senior managers
HSBC Asset Management has appointed Victoria Sharpe and Scott McClurg to the senior leadership team within the alternatives division
Patrizia grows infra team
Patrizia has appointed new partners and a recently-created head of sustainable transformation as part of its strategic reorganisation
Palisade eyes NA mid-market infra
Australian-headquartered independent, specialist manager Palisade is set to make its market in the North American mid-market infrastructure market with the opening of a New York office
IJInvestor Awards 2022 – top tips – professional accolade
Following on a theme for this year – clarifying just who and what organisation should be submitting for which award – we are again laying down a marker to advise submitters how best to win awards