Amber Infra offshoot acquires SA data centre operator

iseek, an offshoot of European fund manager Amber Infrastructure, has agreed to acquire South Australia-based data centre operator YourDC in a deal believed to be valued at under A$100 million

Santander AM, EIT InnoEnergy plan fund

Santander AM and EIT InnoEnergy have joined forces on a fund to accelerate the energy transition and address Europe’s energy security and price crisis

Evocative’s US data centre acquisition closes

Global infrastructure provider Evocative has increased its portfolio, officially closing on its acquisition of 9 data centres from hybrid infra business INAP

Debt fund's first close ahead of fresh equity launch

The first closing of a sustainable debt fund will take place next quarter while the manager plans the launch of its latest flagship equity product next year

IFC confirms role on WIOCC’s Africa plan

The IFC has confirmed a $30 million equity investment into the WIOCC to support its $261 million digital infra expansion in Africa

ADIO promotes Levy to senior adviser

The ADIO has promoted its general counsel Jamie Levy to a senior advisory role

Silicon Valley Bank MD departs

A managing director on Silicon Valley Bank’s project finance team has left the bank for a new opportunity

Ontario Teachers’ expands with India office

The Canadian institutional investor has established an on-the-ground presence in India by opening a new office in Mumbai

Fund vintage nears final close

A globally investing fund is approaching final close following a series of interim closes this year

DWS expands German infra practice

DWS has made 2 senior appointments to its German team – expanding the firm’s local infrastructure and energy offering

Wessex Internet secures investment for fibre roll-out

abrdn – via its third core infrastructure fund – will invest in UK broadband provider Wessex Internet’s FTTH network roll-out across the south west of England

Jennings joins Herbert Smith Freehills in Joburg

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Webber Wentzel partner Carey-Anne Jennings as a director for its project development and finance team in Johannesburg

Warburg Pincus backs Evolution DC

Singapore-based Evolution Data Centres has tapped American private equity company Warburg Pincus as its financial sponsor to enter the cloud markets in Southeast Asia

Romanian competition authority to rule on telco deal

The Romanian competition council is assessing the proposed acquisition of Ines Group – one of the largest independent telecoms businesses in the country – by Cloudsys Telecom SRL