IFC mulls DRC telecom project loan

The IFC is considering a $80 million debt package for a $208 million telecoms project sponsored by Africa-focused firm Eastcastle

BVI business to acquire Isle of Man satellite business

Satellite business GapSat Development Group is set to acquire Isle of Man based satellite solutions and consulting services company QBX for an undisclosed sum

Morrison & Co JV completes Spanish fibre acquisition

Morrison & Co in partnership with AXA IM and Swiss Life Managers have finalised the acquisition of Spanish fibre provider Lyntia Networks from Antin Infrastructure Partners

Patrizia, Mitsui's A-SIF nears close of first deal

Patrizia and Mitsui’s newly launched Asia Pacific Sustainable Infrastructure Fund is close to completing its first investment in Australia. IJGlobal has some exclusive insights on the debut transaction, the funds' first close and investment strategy

Weil, Gotshal & Manges hires London M&A lawyer

Linklaters corporate partner Sarah Flaherty is leaving the firm to join Weil, Gotshal & Manges as an M&A partner in the London office

Antin acquires regional broadband providers

Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed the acquisitions of Empire Access and North Penn Telephone, leading fibre-to-the-premise broadband providers in New York and Pennsylvania

AirTrunk to launch data centre in Malaysia

AirTrunk, an Asia Pacific and Japan hyperscale data centre specialist, has announced plans to build a 150+MW data centre in Malaysia

StratCap closes cell tower asset acquisition

Investment management firm StratCap has completed the acquisition of nearly $20 million of cell towers and wireless easements

e& ups stake in Vodafone Group

Emirates Telecommunications Group yesterday notified the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange that it had increased its interest in Vodafone Group to 12% of the issued share capital – 3,272.3 million shares

IJGlobal Awards 2022 – APAC Judges

We are delighted to announce the Asia Pacific judging panel for IJGlobal Awards 2022, pulling together a group of industry professionals – all of them with deep experience of infrastructure and energy financing across the region – to decide the fate of the company awards

GIP buys Indian telcom infrastructure provider

Global Infrastructure Partners has reportedly acquired Tower Vision India, an independent telecommunications infrastructure provider, from a group of investors led by Quadrangle Capital Partners

Patrizia, Mitsui launch APAC sustainable fund

Germany-headquartered Patrizia has partnered with Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co to launch an Asia Pacific-focused sustainable infrastructure fund with a target size of up to $1 billion

EIB to finance French fibre roll-out

The European Investment Bank is set to invest €300 million in the Iliad Group to finance its fibre-to-the-home network rollout in France