NOVA nears $400m with second fund, US

Mid-market investor NOVA Infrastructure has raised $382.6 million to date for its second infrastructure fund, according to SEC filings

Vena plans Japan green DC portfolio

GIP-backed Vena Energy has inked an MoU with Quantum Mesh to develop a green data centre portfolio in Japan

Vero expands credit facility for fibre network growth

Vero, a Colorado-based fibre infrastructure and broadband internet provider, has expanded its existing credit facility to $240 million of committed capital with an accordion providing up to $310 million of total capacity

CVC DIF returns to market with double fundraise

CVC DIF launched fundraising for 2 infrastructure funds in January, the manager said today with a combined target of €8 billion

AFC, CEXIM ink African infra financing MoU

The Africa Finance Corporation has signed an MoU with the Export-Import Bank of China looking to collaborate on African infrastructure and trade project financing across the continent

Marguerite takes stake in Italian fibre biz

Marguerite has agreed to acquire a 45% stake in Italian fibre network operator FibreConnect from existing shareholder Azimut Libera Impresa

Telecom Italia approves Sparkle sale

Telecom Italia’s board has approved the sale of its sub-sea cable unit, Sparkle

Pinsent Masons expands in China

Pinsent Masons has received government approval to open an office in Shenzhen, its third office in mainland China

Kalina to power Crusoe AI data centres, Alberta

Kalina Power has signed a multi-year agreement with Crusoe for the joint development of AI data centre projects co-sited with 170MW natural gas power plants using carbon capture and sequestration in Alberta, Canada

South Africa amends PPP regulations

South Africa’s National Treasury is implementing amendments to the country’s public private partnership model

Patrizia, CenterSquare join Aligned DC fundraise

Patrizia and CenterSquare Investment Management have jointly invested in Aligned Data Centers as part of the company's $12 billion Macquarie-led fundraising round

Applied Digital inks $375m from SMBC for ND data centre

Data centre developer Applied Digital has secured a $375 million financing from SMBC for its Ellendale HPC Campus in North Dakota

United Group sells key assets

United Group has agreed to sell SBB Serbia BroadBand to e& PPF Telecom Group for for €825 million

Cordiant eyes first close on digital fund

Cordiant Capital is targeting a first close on its second closed-ended digital infrastructure fund in May, IJGlobal can reveal

Tunisia to utilise Medusa fibre-optic system

National operator Tunisie Telecom has signed a partnership agreement with Medusa Submarine Cable System covering the supply and operation of a dedicated fibre-optic link between Bizerte and Marseille