Equinix to build Malaysia data centre
Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced plans to set up a $40 million international business exchange data centre in Johor, Malaysia
Morrison & Co adds new European directors
Morrison & Co has named Pia Lambert as its newest executive director, a move designed to build out the firm's presence in Europe
Brookfield selects Amazon for cloud services
Brookfield Asset Management has selected Amazon Web Services as a preferred cloud provider to accelerate its digital infrastructure and become a more data-driven company
Philippines proposes $4.4bn SWF
Filipino lawmakers have proposed a bill to establish the country’s sovereign wealth fund with an initial investment of $4.4 billion to support the archipelago’s economy
Tiger secures $40m for Philippines telecoms tower
A multilateral is considering providing a $40 million loan to Filipino telecoms company Tiger Infrastructure Philippines for developing telecommunication towers in underserved regions of the archipelago country
Q1 first close for recently-launched vehicle
A recently launched vehicle with an equity strategy targeting brownfield European assets launched in November and is targeting first close in Q1 2023, according to sources close to the matter
Basalt first close within days
Basalt Infrastructure Partners is approaching first close “within days” on its fourth vintage of an Atlantic-focused, multi-billion dollar infrastructure fund, according to sources close to the matter
EQT Infrastructure to acquire calibration lab business
EQT Infrastructure has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Trescal – a global provider of calibration laboratories from OMERS via its EQT Infrastructure V fund
MAM close for Super Core second series
Macquarie Asset Management has hit final close on its second series fundraising for its Super Core Infrastructure strategy – which now has €12.6 billion of combined commitments
Rahimzada moves to Ashurst
Ashurst has hired Simon Rahimzada as partner from King & Spalding to bolster the firm’s MENA corporate practice in the United Arab Emirates
DIF picks up majority stake in German fibre business
DIF Capital Partners is set to acquire a majority stake in Ruhrfibre to support the build-out of a large-scale fibre network in Essen, targeting around 150,000 households
Eurazeo fund closes at €210m
Eurazeo has reached a €210 million first close on its transition infrastructure fund ETIF with commitments from several institutional investors, including a €75 million cornerstone investment from the European Investment Fund
John Laing hires sustainability chief
International investor John Laing has hired in Sandrine Lalmant to take on the newly-created role of head of sustainability
Invesis acquires UK-based Asanti Datacentres
Invesis, a global investor and developer of sustainable infrastructure, has entered the digital infrastructure sector with the acquisition of UK data centre operator Asanti Datacentres
US national holiday - Thanksgiving
The North American market will be off from 24 November to celebrate Thanksgiving