Dutch fibre business refinanced
Hamburg Commercial Bank has been mandated as lead arranger and cornerstone lender on the refinancing of broadband company Eurofiber Group
Telecoms lead exits SMBC London
The EMEA telecoms lead for the London branch of SMBC is exiting the Japanese bank and is understood to be starting at a data centre company later this autumn
Sojitz and Helios sign African infra MoU
Sojitz Corporation and Helios have signed an MoU to collaborate on investment opportunities on energy and infra projects across Sub-Saharan Africa
KfW backs Uzbek health system reform
KfW – the Germany development bank – has approved a €61.8 million loan to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health for the implementation of 2 projects in the healthcare sector
Barings closes $630m debt fund
Barings has closed its inaugural Target Yield Infrastructure Debt Fund and associated vehicles at $630 million
Meridiam to partner with Austria’s Magenta Telekom
Meridiam has prevailed in Magenta Telekom’s search for a JV partner to fund its fibre rollout in Austria, investing more than €1 billion
HSF expands China practice with Hong Kong hire
Herbert Smith Freehills has today strengthened its China finance practice with the appointment of Ellen Mao as partner
IFC mulls support for WIOCC’s data centre entry
The IFC is considering an investment of up to $30 million to support WIOCC's entry into the data centre sector
Altice’s BT acquisition given all clear
Altice’s acquisition of a further 5.9% in BT shares which was announced last December has been given the all clear by the UK government
AGCM confirms Asterion’s bid for Italian telco
Investment management firm Asterion Industrial Partners looks set to acquire a 78.4% stake in Italian cloud and data centre company Irideos from Fondi italiani per le infrastrutture, Italy’s competition authority Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato has confirmed
Slate expands global infra team
Jeff Rodgers has joined join Slate Asset Management as managing director, North American infrastructure, based in Toronto
Palisade Impact’s inaugural fund raises A$400m
Palisade Impact, Palisade Investment Partners' mid-market impact investing platform, has raised A$400 million mostly from institutions investors for its inaugural fund
Invesis chief executive to retire
Kieron Meade, chief executive officer of Invesis, has announced his departure from the firm after 7 years
IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 – Full Judging Panel
Now that the deadline to submit for IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 has passed, we are delighted to announce the remaining members of the judging panel
Jefferies’ Foy to join Credit Suisse
Timothy Foy, the head of infrastructure at Jefferies, has stepped down from the post for a new position at the Australian arm of the embattled Swiss bank Credit Suisse