KKR acquires 49% stake in Reintel

US investment fund KKR will acquire a 49% stake in Spain's Reintel for a reported €971 million – implying an enterprise value of €2.3 billion for the entire company

PB selected for Alberta city broadband P3

The City of Beaumont in Alberta has selected Digital Infrastructure Group as its preferred bidder to DBFOM a ubiquitous fibre-to-the-premises network

IJGlobal Awards 2021 – submissions pouring in

Submissions to the IJGlobal Awards 2021 are pouring in, showing early signs of an interesting array of events – should we be able to host them – in March next year

SIP to acquire network operator

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has announced plans to acquire Dense Air Networks, a wholesale network operator

Anchorage raises $350m in KKR-led funding round

Anchorage Digital, the digital asset platform for institutions, closed a $350 million Series D funding round led by KKR today

Africa50 and MCC sign project preparation MoU

Africa50 and MCC have signed an energy and infra MoU to launch the Millennium Impact for Infrastructure Accelerator

Pakistan to invest in telecoms

Universal Service Fund Board – established by the government of Pakistan – has approved 10 projects worth around PRs11.5 billion to provide improved internet and optical fibre connectivity across Pakistan

New consortium invests in Glasfaser fibre rollout

A consortium of AXA IM Alts, Generali Global Infrastructure, Kommunalkredit, LBBW, and the National Australia Bank has refinanced €5.75 billion in Deutsche Glasfaser’s FTTP connections fibre project

Stifel expands sponsor finance group

Stifel Financial has announced several hires in its sponsor finance group – all based in Southlake, Texas

Ecuadorean law firms announce merger

Three Ecuadorean law firms have announced a merger which aims to create the country’s largest project finance practice

KPMG hires infra strategy and asset management expert

KPMG has hired Christian Roberts as a principal in its infrastructure and project advisory practice in Washington DC

Submarine cable to bring high-speed broadband to Kiribati

The government of Kiribati and state-owned telco BwebwerikiNET joined Asian Development Bank today to celebrate the landing of a fibre optic cable that brings high-speed broadband closer to the Pacific nation

Digital Edge, Threadborne to develop Philippines data cen...

Singapore-headquartered Digital Edge, backed by Stonepeak, has partnered with Philippines-based Threadborne Group to develop a 10MW data centre in Manila

Keppel shareholders okay SPH acquisition

Shareholders of Singaporean conglomerate Keppel have approved the $1.8 billion acquisition of Singapore Press Holdings’ asset portfolio, including purpose-built student accommodation, nursing homes, and data centres

Nomura hires executive director for infra group

Alain Halimi has joined Nomura as an executive director in its infrastructure & power group in New York