US Signal appoints CEO

US Signal Company, an IT solutions provider and portfolio company of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, has named Daniel Watts as CEO

Cube picks up majority in Nordic data centre business

Cube Infrastructure Managers has acquired a majority stake in Nordic data centre operator GleSYS from chief executive and founder Glenn Johansson, VIA equity Fond III, and certain key employees and minority shareholders of the company

Bids in for Arizona broadband P3

Arizona has received multiple responses from firms interested in providing operations, maintenance and commercialisation services for its for middle-mile fibre infrastructure

UK Gov funds major broadband roll-out

The UK’s Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology has announced a £69 million cash injection for a large-scale broadband rollout as part of Project Gigabit, the government’s flagship £5 billion programme to enable rural communities to access ultra-fast gigabit-capable broadband

GuarantCo closes syndication deal for Africa, Asia infra

GuarantCo has closed its first syndication transaction via the credit insurance market to help guarantee infrastructure projects in lower income countries in Africa and Asia

Conapto moves forward with Swedish data centre

Conapto, a Swedish Margeurite-backed data centre company, has obtained €35.8 million loan to finance the build of a new data centre in the south of Stockholm

Final close for Rakiza fund

Rakiza, an infrastructure fund investing in the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is co-managed by Oman Infrastructure Investment Management and Equitix, has reached the target of its first fund at over $1 billion

Baker Botts hires digital infra partner

Baker Botts has hired Neil Torpey as a partner in its corporate department, based in New York and Austin

EC clears Orange’s takeover of Belgian telcos

The European Commission has approved Orange’s proposed acquisition of VOO which is “conditional on full compliance with a commitments package offered by Orange”

Patrizia makes first infra investments in Spain

Patrizia on Monday said it has invested in 2 mid-market Spanish broadband and fibre operators, strengthening its European digital infrastructure footprint and marking the investment manager's first deals in the country

Abdallaoui promoted to MD at CA CIB, Paris

Mokhtar Abdallaoui has been promoted to managing director in the Paris-based Credit Agricole infrastructure M&A advisory team

Netomnia secures financing for UK fibre

UK altnet Netomnia, in conjunction with internet service provider sister-company YouFibre, has secured a £230 million debt finance package to fund a 2-year full fibre roll-out across the UK

Oregon PERF commits to EQT

Oregon PERF has made a $350 million commitment to EQT Infrastructure V

Geoflex raises €6m with new investors

Geoflex, a business involved in hyper-accurate geopositioning, has raised €6 million in its latest funding round with new partners Bouygues, Stellantis Ventures and Thales joining the capital structure

Demeter hires new partner

French asset manager Demeter has hired Frederic Gilbert as partner based out of its Paris office