CityFibre lands 3 project gigabit contracts
CityFibre has been awarded 3 contracts under the UK Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit programme
Leading light exits BlackRock, London
Word reaches IJGlobal that last week one of the most senior figures in European infrastructure and energy served notice at BlackRock
RFP for Cali city broadband P3
City of Ukiah in California has issued an RFP seeking a private partner to expand business and residential broadband access using a fibre optic middle-mile network via a P3
Digital Realty acquires land for Dutch data centre
US data centre and colocation service provider Digital Realty has announced the purchase of a 36,000 square metre land parcel located on its existing Amsterdam Schiphol campus
Q4 final close for flagship equity fund
A $2.5 billion equity strategy will hold a final close by the end of the year according to a source
Digital 9 appoints Liew to board
Listed vehicle Digital 9 has appointed Gailina Liew as an independent non-executive director and member of the company's management engagement and risk committees with effect from 1 July 2023
Future Fiber raises debt financing
Future Fiber has made its debut debt to deliver roll out open-access fiber-to-the-home networks across the US
Stafford appoints head of client solutions
Stafford Capital Partners has appointed Valentina Abbott as global head of client solutions, based in London, to help grow the firm’s sustainable alternative investment vehicles
Eastcastle signs telecoms tower debt
Africa-focused mobile telecoms firm Eastcastle has signed an $80 million debt package with 3 lenders for its $208 million mobile network towers project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
AirTrunk plans second data centre in Hong Kong
AirTrunk, an Asia Pacific and Japan hyperscale data centre specialist, has announced plans to build its second data centre in Hong Kong
Ontario Teachers' promotes Crane to APAC head
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed Bruce Crane executive managing director and head of Asia-Pacific region, succeeding Ben Chan who retired earlier this month
H.I.G Capital hires MD
H.I.G. Capital has hired John Bruen as managing director in its London office – effective from 1 August
IFC mulls Maroc Telecom loan
The IFC is considering a €375 million debt package for Rabat-based Maroc Telecom to support the latter’s telecommunications business across Africa
EC issues objections to MásMóvil, Orange Spain merger
The European Commission has issued a statement of objections to MásMóvil and Orange's proposed merger – raising competition concerns
Shortlist for Colorado county broadband P3
Mesa County in Colorado has received proposals in response to the RFP issued earlier this year seeking service provider partners for a broadband initiative via a P3, IJGlobal has learnt