IJInvestor Funds & Investors Report – Q1 2022

If the stellar performance in infrastructure fundraising in Q1 2022 continues for the remainder of the year, we can expect another record-breaking 12 months of infrastructure fundraising

KAB expanding into telco infra

The Malaysian electrical and mechanical engineering services provider is entering the telco infrastructure sector by forming a joint venture with a telco service provider

Watanabe is SMBC's new structured finance co-head

Tomofumi Watanabe has been SMBC's new managing director and co-general manager for the structured finance department in Asia Pacific since earlier this month

Digital infra investor rebrands as Palistar Capital

New York-based Melody Investment Advisors, an alternative asset manager focused on mission-critical communications infrastructure, has changed its name to Palistar Capital

UPDATE: 86% stake in Finnish telecom company up for grabs

An 86% stake in Finnish data centre operator Ficolo Oy is up for grabs as Pontos seeks to join Taaleri in disposing of the asset

Amber hires senior investment director

Amber Infrastructure Group has hired Dorin Alexandru Badea as a senior investment director to expand its Eastern European capabilities

Latham & Watkins appoints banking partner

Latham & Watkins has appointed banking veteran Tania Bedi as partner in the firm’s London office

Anchorage makes senior hire to investment team

Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners has appointed Jason Phillips as director to its investment team

Fibrus secures further £220m for NI FTTH rollout

UK based “hyperfast” broadband provider Fibrus has secured a further £220 million in debt from a consortium of 6 banks to fund the rollout off FTTH in Northern Ireland

DigitalBridge buys out Wafra stake

DigitalBridge Group has reached an agreement to buy out Wafra’s 31.5% stake in its subsidiary DigitalBridge IM for $390 million in cash and $410 million of newly issued Class A common stock

UPDATE: Deal reverberates across Philippines tower market

PLDT has agreed to sell telecom towers and related infrastructure in the largest-ever acquisition of assets in the Philippines by international investors

Investcorp launches North America infra investment biz

Investcorp has launched a private infrastructure investment business in North America, with recently hired senior adviser Michael Ryder leading the business

Flagship infra debt fund nears €0.5bn

The senior infra debt strategy of a major European asset manager has reached two-thirds of its target, while its final close is forecast for year end