UPDATE: Meridiam to fundraise UN-backed vehicle

Meridiam and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have agreed a framing agreement in relation to a partnership to establish and fundraise a vehicle for new urban infrastructure in developing countries

Amber hires investment director

Amber Infrastructure Group has appointed Matthew Dooley as investment director

NZ telco launches towers business sale

Spark New Zealand has formally launched the 2-part sale of a majority stake of its telecom towers business – Spark TowerCo – soliciting indicative bids by the first week of June

Morrison & Co appoints 14 inaugural partners

New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison & Co has introduced a partnership model making up 14 members of staff to partner level as a part of the firm’s new operating model

Axiata moves forward with broadband acquisition

Axiata has scheduled an EGM of shareholders to vote on its proposal to acquire a controlling interest in a provider of high-speed broadband and cable TV in Indonesia

Delayed Italian telco merger imminent

Italian telecoms company TIM Group and CDP Equity are set to announce a decision concerning the integration between TIM’s network and Italian telecoms business Open Fiber

Deutsche Telekom towers divestment progresses

Deutsche Telekom’s sale of its German mobile tower business – Deutsche Funkturm – has entered the second round

AIIM completes further acquisition of MetroFibre

South African infra fund manager AIIM has increased its stake local open access fibre network operator MFN to 37%

Meridiam to fundraise UN-backed fund

Meridiam and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have agreed a framing agreement for a partnership to establish and fundraise a vehicle for new urban infrastructure in developing countries

Oz telco follows trend – offloads tower assets

TPG Telecom on Monday agreed to sell its Australian mobile tower and rooftop assets to Canadian investor OMERS Infrastructure for A$950 million

Ayala, FLOW to develop Philippines data centres

Filipino conglomerate Ayala has partnered with Singapore-based FLOW Digital Infrastructure to develop carrier-neutral data centres across the Philippines

Peru looks to jump-start PPP pipeline

Peruvian investment agency ProInversión is aiming to revive the country’s sluggish PPP pipeline following the publication of a recent presidential decree intended to streamline the procurement process

Altitude to acquire French telco

Altitude Infrastructure THD is set to acquire French telecoms business Phibee Télécom for an undisclosed amount

Final round for Lyntia sale

Antin Infrastructure Partners has entered the final round of its sale of Spanish fibre operator Lyntia Networks

AIB appoints Foresight to manage SME Impact fund

Allied Irish Bank has appointed Foresight Group, SME and sustainable infrastructure investment manager, to manage a new Irish SME equity fund