D9 makes directorate changes
Listed digital infra investor Digital 9 has made a number of directorate changes, including the replacement of its chair and the appointment of a non-executive director
EC approves Polish telecoms sale
The European Commission has approved Polish mobile network operator Play’s $1.8 billion acquisition of television operator UPC Poland
KKR raises $17bn for fund IV
KKR has held a final closing of its largest ever infrastructure vehicle KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV at $17 billion
Guardian Capital launches direct investment arm
Financial services company Guardian Capital Group has launched a direct private infrastructure investment business
Austrian fibre company seeks partner
Magenta Telekom – part of the Deutsche Telekom Group – is reportedly seeking a 50:50 joint venture partner to fund its fibre roll out across Austria
Zachariah to leave AIIB for London role
Benny Zachariah is understood next week to be exiting his role as senior investment officer for financial institutions and syndications at the AIIB in Beijing for a new role in London
Manager raising fresh vintage
A London-based asset manager has begun fundraising for the sixth iteration of its flagship equity product
Investors line up for Oz telecom sale
Two investors are believed to be advancing bids to acquire ASX-listed telecom company Uniti Group
Swiss data centres up for grabs
Independent private equity and venture capital firm Waterland, is reportedly considering a sale of Netrics, its Swiss data centre operator and digital services provider
Rural broadband P3 signed in South Carolina
Dorchester County Government has reached a $17.1 million P3 agreement with Home Telecom and Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative to expand high-speed internet access to the western part of the county
SpaceDC taps into Chinese data centres
Singaporean data centre company SpaceDC has partnered with China-based Centrin Data to provide data centres and services in China
Rancho Cordova FiberCity construction to begin
Patrizia Infrastructure – a division of investment manager Patrizia AG – has started construction on its Rancho Cordova FiberCity network in California
UBS appoints co heads of APAC M&A
UBS has confirmed the appointments of Nick Brown and Samson Lo as co-heads of Asia Pacific M&A offering, as the Swiss bank restructures its leadership team
InfraVia V closes at €5bn hard cap
InfraVia has closed its fifth flagship infrastructure product at the hard cap of €5 billion