TRS Illinois makes $500m commitment to infra funds
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois has made commitments to 2 infra funds
EdgeConneX – €2.4bn portfolio refi about to close
EdgeConneX – the EQT-owned data centre developer – is on the verge of reaching financial close on the refinance of a number of European debt packages into a single, underwritten €2.4 billion package
Final close for flagship fund in H2 2023
The flagship fund of a major investment manager is continuing its final fundraising round which is expected to end in 9 months
Entel offloads Chilean fibre optic infra
Telecoms business Entel is set to sell the entirety of its fibre optic infrastructure assets in Chile to wholesale fibre optic infrastructure company, On Net Fibra, for $358 million
BlackRock fourth holds $4.5bn first close
BlackRock Alternatives has raised $4.5 billion in investor commitments for BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV
VRS commits €100m to Antin V
The Virginia Retirement System has made a €100 million allocation to Antin Infrastructure Partners V
Cellnex to offload UK towers
Wireless Infrastructure Group is set to acquire 1,100 sites in the UK from independent wireless telecoms infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom
Antin Infra appoints Cabeza to partner
Fund manager Antin Infrastructure Partners has appointed infra expert Francisco Cabeza to partner
Minofu promoted for African IFC role
Madalo Minofu has been promoted to the role of country manager for Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia at the IFC
Nowak settles into role at Credit Ag
Michael Nowak in mid-October started at Crédit Agricole as global head of infrastructure coverage, operating out of the UK and leading teams in London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong
K2 Data Centres forms JV with Indonesian realtor
Digital infrastructure company K2 Data Centres and Indonesia’s largest property developer Sinarmas Land have formed a joint venture to own, develop and operate hyperscale data centres in the country
Amazon plans data centres in Thailand
Amazon Web Services is planning the launch of a cloud infrastructure region in Thailand by committing up to $5 billion to the country's data centre sector for the next 15 years
Luthra & Luthra appoints new partners
Indian law firm Luthra and Luthra has appointed 2 new partners – Tamal Mandal and Abhilekh Verma
Final close imminent on thematic fund
Final close on a thematic infrastructure fund is due soon after the manager doubled allocations in less than a year, meaning it will hit its hard cap