Pantheon holds first close on Pantheon IV

Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund IV has held first closing on its $2.5 billion fund

Government to pick FA on telecoms privatisation

A Central Asian government is soon to mandate the financial and transaction adviser to help sell a state-owned telecommunications company

Hyundai Engineering pulls $1bn IPO

Korean construction firm cancels deal after bookbuilding due to valuation concerns

Orange appoints new CEO

Telecom giant Orange has today announced Christel Heydemann as its next chief executive – replacing Stéphane Richard who stepped down from the post following a fraud conviction

Russian data centre operator closes latest funding round

Commercial data centre operator IXcellerate has raised $190 million in financing from both new and existing investors

IJInvestor Funds and Investors Report 2021

The year of 2021 proved a blockbuster year for infrastructure fundraising and M&A activity, according to IJInvestor research

New JV to expand Ireland FTTH coverage

Irish telecoms company eir has partnered with French private equity InfraVia Capital to expand fibre-to-the-home coverage across the Republic of Ireland

Equinix, GIC to build South Korea data centres

US data infrastructure company Equinix is set to develop 2 data centres in South Korea by agreeing to form a $525 million JV with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC

Antin adds to Korean team

Michelle Maeng is now investor relations director at Antin Infrastructure Partners

BT and BAI Communications ink data centre deal

Communications infrastructure provider BAI has today mandated BT to provide data centre requirements for the planned rollout of high-speed mobile and Wi-Fi coverage on the London Underground

Basalt-backed fibre firm secures debt to fund rollout

German fibre optic firm goetel has today secured €345 million in debt from 7 commercial banks to fund its planned fibre rollout to a quarter of million household in rural Germany

I Squared Capital backs IoT company 1NCE

I Squared Capital has invested in IoT connectivity provider 1NCE through its Global InfraTech Fund