Safaricom appoints Ngumi as chair

Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom has appointed investment banker John Ngumi as a director and chair of the board

Deloitte expands LatAm infra team

Deloitte has brought on Alex de la Vega as a partner in its infrastructure investment banking team

Lumen completes LatAm sale

Lumen Technologies has completed the sale of its Latin American operations to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

UK JV to deliver fibre to 7 million homes

A JV of Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners is gearing up to roll-out FTTH connection to 7 million UK premises

F2i holds first close on maiden debt fund

F2i, Italy's largest infrastructure asset manager, has held first close on its new Infrastructure Debt Fund 1 at €310 million

Takayama joins Frontier in Japan

The Australian asset consultant has opened a Tokyo office

PGGM names new head of infrastructure

Dennis van Alphen has been nominated head of infrastructure at PGGM in the Netherlands, with his new role scheduled to begin this month

PLDT passes milestone on towers deal

Integrated Filipino telco PLDT has completed the nearly $240 million sale of a portion of its telecom towers and related infrastructure to Axiata and DigitalBridge

Sticky syndication on £4.9bn CityFibre refi

Word on the street has it that the £4.9 billion CityFibre refinance is getting decidedly sticky and it’s starting to look like the underwriters will be left holding more on their books than they anticipated

Neu Capital adds 2 directors

Australian boutique debt advisory firm Neu Capital has appointed 2 new managing directors

Arizona city issues ITB for potential broadband P3

The City of Douglas in Arizona has issued an invitation to bid for a consultant/contractor to develop a telecoms roadmap and expand telecoms services for the community

Indus Towers CEO and MD steps down

Indus Towers managing director and chief executive Bimal Dayal intends to step down

European fund hits €1bn

A European cross-sector fund has hit €1 billion in commitments, following a first close earlier this year.

AIIF4 secures $116m from DFIs

Development finance institutions British International Investment and FMO have made a joint commitment to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 worth $116 million