IFC gives green cert for Rack Centre expansion
Lagos-based Rack Centre has become the IFC EDGE-certified data centre, recognising the company’s sustainability-focused expansion plan from 1.5MW to 13MW
Emitel acquisition progresses
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has received regulatory clearance from the Polish Minister of State Assets for its acquisition of Polish multi-asset digital infra platform Emitel
Swiss Life opens debt fund to wider investors
Swiss Life Asset Managers is opening its Swiss Life Loan Fund – ESG Infrastructure Debt to institutional investors not associated with insurers connected to the Swiss Life Group
Clifford Chance hires fund partner in Madrid
Clifford Chance hired Ildefonso Alier to its Madrid office this month as partner in the funds and investment management team
Indonesia seeks adviser for new capital
The government of Indonesia is seeking an advisory team to assist with the pre-development of the new capital city of Nusantara in East Kalimantan
Final close for European fund in H2
Final close on a 2021 vintage European mid-market fund is expected in the second half of the year, IJGlobal has learned
UBS AM names head of infra equity, London
UBS Asset Management has named Andrew Morris as its head of infrastructure equity, a newly-created role, operating out of the London office
Gaw ventures into Vietnam data centre
Apac-focused real estate company Gaw Capital Partners has acquired greenfield land for a 20MW data centre in Ho Chi Minh City
BNDES selects winners in open fund call
Brazilian development bank BNDES has selected the 5 infrastructure funds in which it aims to invest a combined R$2.5 billion with the aim of stimulating the local fund market
Telecoms players circle TDF Group stake
NBOs are due imminently for the sale of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ minority stake in French telco TDF Group
Shearman & Sterling promotes NY partner
Shearman & Sterling has promoted Augusto Ruiloba to partner in its New York project development and finance practice
Lendlease, Princeton building Japan data centre
Australian real estate company Lendlease and Singapore-headquartered data centre company Princeton Digital Group have partnered for a 100MW data centre in north Tokyo
New ADB country director arrives in Ashgabat
Asian Development Bank’s new country director for Turkmenistan, Artur Andrysiak, has arrived in Ashgabat following his appointment last month
Infranode acquires stake in Norwegian telco
Swedish investment business Infranode has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in fibre company Tafjord Connect from municipality-owned power & utility company Tafjord Kraft
Data centre developer to expand Oz footprint
Data centre investor Stack Infrastructure has joined forces with Australian commercial real estate developer Hickory to deploy 124MW capacity across the country