AIIB offers affordable pricing for infra

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has set up a blended financing facility to provide affordable pricing to support less developed members with infrastructure projects

Orange merges Romanian telecom offering

French telecoms giant Orange will from Monday transition its national business under its Orange Romania brand, following its acquisition last September of a 54% controlling stake in the fixed line operations of Telekom Romania Communications

DigitalBridge to acquire Belgian tower business

Mechelen-based Telenet has agreed to sell its mobile telecommunications tower business to DigitalBridge Investment in an all cash deal valued at €745 million

Majority stake in Italian telecoms company on the market

A 78.4% stake in Italian cloud and data centre company Irideos is up for grabs with the process having launched last month

$4bn fourth vintage prep for infra fund

The fourth vintage of a $4 billion mid-market infra fund is currently being prepped

Uniti Group: Morrison & Co enlists reinforcements

ASX-listed Uniti Group has today terminated its exclusivity agreement with Morrison & Co as a sole bidder, to enter a new one with the NZ-based infra investor alongside Canadian asset manager Brookfield

Allianz GI Euro fund II holds €880m first close

Allianz Global Investors has held first close on its Allianz European infrastructure Fund II at €880 million

UPDATE: Teasers out for German broadband company

Teasers went out last week for fixed network broadband operator Westenergie Breitband

UPDATE: Bids in for Austrian fibre company Magenta

Bids have been submitted for a 50:50 joint venture partner to fund Magenta Telekom's fibre roll out across Austria

Philippines allows 100% foreign ownership in certain sect...

The Philippines government has approved an amendment that allows full foreign ownership in the telecommunication and transportation sectors

Jukjeon data centre – Details emerge

Details have emerged about a CPP Investments-backed data centre platform in South Korea

Asset manager launching 2 infra debt vehicles

A European asset manager which recently concluded fundraising on a sizable mid-market equity vehicle, is close to launching 2 infrastructure debt strategies – which will collectively target over €1.25 billion

Macquarie JV drags Uniti to table with new bid

The joint venture of Macquarie and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board has today lodged a higher bid for ASX-listed Uniti Group, forcing the digital infrastructure owner to end its exclusivity agreement with Morrison & Co

Suitors line up for rebranded AMP as demerger looms

At least 2 investors are believed to be vying to make binding offers to acquire AMP Capital – recently rebranded as Collimate Capital – as the Sydney-headquartered firm prepares to finalise its proposed demerger

SCOR IP launches fourth loan fund

SCOR Investment Partners has recently launched SCOR Infrastructure Loans IV, the fourth vintage of its senior secured infrastructure debt strategies