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