Indus Towers CEO and MD steps down

Indus Towers managing director and chief executive Bimal Dayal intends to step down

European fund hits €1bn

A European cross-sector fund has hit €1 billion in commitments, following a first close earlier this year.

AIIF4 secures $116m from DFIs

Development finance institutions British International Investment and FMO have made a joint commitment to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 worth $116 million

Thailand taps SMBC for ECC investment

Thailand’s government has mandated SMBC to promote Japanese corporate investment in the country’s eastern economic corridor

Star America invests in Canadian telecoms company

Star America Infrastructure Partners has completed an investment into Calgary-based a fibre optics company Canadian Fiber Optics Corporation

IJGlobal League Tables – a significant dip

The first half of 2022 has logged a significant dip in global infrastructure finance activity with a slump in transaction numbers, but a slight uptick in value. However – overall – data show a marked decline in activity on the preceding 2 half-year periods

Blackstone pulls in $3bn in Q2

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners has reported inflows worth an additional $3.1 billion in Q2, taking its last 12 month raise to $12.26 billion

Morrison & Co to take stake in Spanish fibre

Asset manager H.R.L. Morrison & Co is to acquire a 33.3% stake in Spanish fibre operator Lyntia Networks from Antin Infrastructure Partners

ESR reaches $1bn+ first close

The Hong Kong-listed real asset manager has reached first close of more than $1 billion in equity commitments for its inaugural data centre vehicle

CAA, Vauban to take stake in Spanish fibre

Crédit Agricole Assurances and Vauban Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire a 45% stake in Spanish fibre platform Bluevia Fibra from Telefónica Spain

PINT invests in Dutch infra services provider

Pantheon Infrastructure has agreed to invest €47 million in Dutch infrastructure and energy services company Fudura

Tae Ahn joins DigitalBridge in Singapore

Tae Ahn is now with Florida-based DigitalBridge Group as managing director and head of Asia capital formation

DWS invests in German fibre roll-out

Asset manager DWS has signed a binding agreement to acquire a significant stake in German telco Deutsche GigaNetz from funds managed by InfraRed Capital Partners

Round 1 for UK-based infra services company

The first round of bidding is underway for an energy and infra services company based in the UK and Ireland