IJInvestor Awards 2022 – Equity Fund Manager, EMEA
Ardian Infrastructure was voted by the independent panel of judges to win the IJInvestor Award 2022 in the Equity Fund Manager category in the EMEA region, beating off considerable competition
IJInvestor Awards 2022 – Equity Fund Manager, Global
As the independent panel of judges assessed the submissions for the Equity Fund Manager Award, there was one that held the eye from first to last… which is why Brookfield Infrastructure Partners wins the Global category
DigitalBridge and IFM take Switch private
DigitalBridge Group and IFM Investors have taken private Las Vegas-based data centre company Switch in an all-cash transaction valued at $11 billion
Arcus enters data centre market in Germany
Arcus Infrastructure Partners will buy the entirety of SDC SpaceNet DataCenter from SpaceNet – its first data centre acquisition and Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 3's second investment
BlackRock Alternatives closes fund at €415m
BlackRock Alternatives’ Private Infrastructure Opportunities European Long Term Investment Fund has hit a final close with 415 million in commitments – exceeding its target
Cube set to invest in Italian fibre project
Cube Infrastructure Managers – via its Connecting Europe Broadband fund – is set to invest around €50 million for the first phase of a fibre-to-the-home and fibre-to-the-office project, operated by ClioFiber in Italy
International consortium finances German fibre roll-out
A consortium of 6 international banks is providing €325 million in financing to Kiel-based TNG Glasfaser for a fibre-optic network expansion
Airtel Africa secures IFC loan
The International Finance Corporation has issued an $194 million loan to Airtel Africa to support the connection of millions of subscribers to mobile internet in 6 African countries
Walker to leave Morrison
Nicole Walker is stepping down as chief commercial officer at Morrison & Co to dedicate more time to her family – and will leave at the end of March
Major boost for Bulgarian broadband
Vivacom, the largest telecommunications company in Bulgaria, is to invest 1 million lev into building a satellite network portal for UK-based company OneWeb
RFP for West Virginia country broadband P3
Jefferson County in West Virginia has issued an RFP seeking a private partner for its GigReady broadband implementation project
Antin secures majority stake in broadband company
Antin Infrastructure Partners has acquired a majority interest in OpticalTel, a leading fibre broadband provider in Florida
ADC to expand Kenya data centre footprint
Africa Data Centres is to expand its Sameer Data Centre facility in Nairobi by up to 15MW of IT load
STACK & ESR to build Japan data centre
Digital infrastructure company STACK Infrastructure and ESR Group have formed a JV to develop a 72MW data centre campus in Osaka’s eastern hub of Keihanna
NOVA Infrastructure acquires NY telecoms company
NOVA Infrastructure has acquired Xchange Telecom, a company that delivers high-speed internet, voice, and unified communication services