Swedish data centre in works
Ariem-owned Ecodatacenter has invested SEK 10 billion to build a data centre complex in Östersund, Jämtland – its biggest investment so far
FiberLight appoints Major chief exec
A consortium led by H.R.L. Morrison & Co has completed the acquisition of FiberLight and named Bill Major as its chief executive
United Group to offload European towers
Telecoms and media company United Group is set to sell the entirety of its mobile tower infrastructure units in Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia to Saudi Arabia's TAWAL
Flexstone Partners closes vintage on fund
Global private equity manager Flexstone Partners’ Global Opportunities IV offering has raised $790 million for its small and mid-market co-investment fund
Wessex Internet secures Project Gigabit contract
Abrdn-owned Wessex Internet has secured a £14 million contract from the UK Government’s Project Gigabit to roll-out its full fibre broadband network in the south of England
Latham & Watkins hires Frankfurt M&A partner
Latham & Watkins has hired Alexander Stefan Rieger as a partner in the M&A team and private equity practice in Frankfurt
NBOs received for TIM’s Sparkle
TIM Group has confirmed that it has received 2 non-binding offers for Sparkle following the start of a competitive bidding process
Houlihan Lokey strengths Benelux office
Los Angeles-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey has added a new managing director to its corporate finance unit to advise clients in the Benelux region
EAIF, Proparco to lend on Raxio’s African data centres
The EAIF and Proparco are set to lend $143 million to pan-African data centre developer Raxio Group for its 11MW Tier III expansion into 7 states
GSIS invests $300m in GIP fund
Philippines' state pension fund Government Service Insurance System will invest $300 million in the Global Infrastructure Partners' Emerging Markets Fund
NBI rolls out across County Louth
National Broadband Ireland, is set to roll-out its high-speed fibre network broadband connection to around 1,600 premises – businesses and farms – across Drogheda
StratCap acquires digital infra assets valued over $35m
Investment management firm StratCap has completed the acquisition of more than $35 million of data centres and cell towers
Infranity to invest in European data centre portfolio
Infranity is poised to invest €325 million in EdgeConneX’s sustainability-linked financing
Kraft departs BBVA after 15 years
Rainer Kraft has left BBVA, after serving 15 years at the firm, most recently as a managing director and head of loan syndicate, sales, and trading in Americas