Rubicon expands into Chile

Andrés Onetto has joined Rubicon Capital Advisors as managing director of the firm’s new office in Santiago

EIB to invest in Meridiam's second Africa fund

The EIB is looking to invest €75 million in French fund manager Meridiam’s unlisted infrastructure investment vehicle – Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund II

HSBC moves up Blyth

HSBC has this week appointed long-term employee Natalie Blyth as its global head of commercial banking sustainability, effective immediately

Peruvian fibre concession back in state hands

Peru’s national fibre optic concession has formally reverted to national telecoms office Pronatel after the previous concessionaire’s contract was terminated early by the government

Progress for Oz digital infra sale

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has reportedly progressed to the second and final stage of the sale of its wireless infrastructure operator Axicom

Barclays pushes ahead with Oz expansion

British bank Barclays has added another senior hire to its Australian team with the appointment of acquisitions specialist Duncan Connellan as a managing director of investment banking

Macquarie acquires Spanish fixed-line

Macquarie has acquired part of Telefonica’s Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line network for around €200 million

BNDES to invest in infra funds

Brazilian development bank BNDES has announced plans to invest up to R$2.5 billion in infrastructure funds

Teasers out for Spanish telecoms sale

Teasers are understood to have been issued for a landmark sale in the European telecoms space, with bidders already lining up for a prize asset

IFC leads new data centre financing

The IFC has led a group of lenders on a new $30 million financing for the expansion of 3 data centres in Brazil

Belgium greenlights 5G auction

The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) is set to hold the long awaited 5G spectrum auction in June having pre-qualified potential participants last week

Newly licenced Barclays expands Oz team

The Australian arm of British bank Barclays has added to its expanding local team with the appointment of Duncan Beattie as its new country head of market equities

Swiss government rejects 5G ban

The government of Switzerland’s Transport and Telecommunication Commission has this week rejected calls for the suspension of 5G roll-out in the country in a slight reprieve for the telecom firms that have been battling the issue since 2020

Natixis taps new Brazil head

Natixis has appointed Luciana Costa as its new senior country manager for Brazil