SEQI lends to LightSpeed Broadband
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund, the FTSE250 specialist economic infrastructure lender, has made a £60 million investment in LightSpeed Broadband, the internet service provider
D9 completes £15m data centre buy
Listed digital infrastructure fund Digital 9 Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of data centre asset and subsea fibre landing station, SeaEdge UK1
IJ Podcasts releases Infrafintech trailer
In its inaugural season, IJ Podcasts explores the intersection of infrastructure, finance, and technology. Despite fintech's sweeping adoption across financial services, it has been virtually absent in infrastructure finance. This serial podcast examines the challenges facing today's infra finance and ways the industry may evolve
Brazil signs 5G contracts
The Brazilian ministry of communications has signed contracts with the winners of last month’s 5G auction, formally authorising 10 companies to roll out 5G coverage in the country
Optus, Telstra take lion’s share of 900 MHz spectrum
Australian telecom giants Optus and Telstra have taken the lion’s share of new 900 MHz spectrum, having spent over A$2 billion on the latest auction
Bangladesh mandates PwC as PPP adviser
PwC has been selected as an adviser to assist in corporate strategy and capacity development to foster PPPs in Bangladesh
Meridiam wins Austrian fibre mandate
Meridiam has this week been awarded the DBFOM contract to roll out fibre networks in Liezen, Austria
Ancala in the market with third fund
Ancala has recently begun marketing its third fund with a target set of €1.2 billion
Garrigues promotes project finance partner
Garrigues has promoted Francisco Noguera to partner at its Bogotá office
Vantage closes Hong Kong, Malaysia acquisition
Vantage Data Centers and its lead investor DigitalBridge have completed the acquisition of the PCCW data centre business
Patria completes Chilean acquisition
Latin America-focused infrastructure investor Patria Investments has completed its acquisition of Moneda Asset Management, a Santiago-based asset manager with over $5 billion of assets
Digital Edge closes largest acquisition in Japan
Digital Edge, backed by real assets investment manager Stonepeak, completed the $230 million acquisition of 5 data centres assets on the main island of Honshu from Itochu Techno-Solutions
Afreximbank signs $50m MoU to support Senegalese infra
Afreximbank has signed with Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund FONSIS an MoU to foster infra development in the West African state
I Squared closes Mexican data centre deal
I Squared has completed its acquisition of KIO Networks, Mexico’s largest operator of data centres
Papua New Guinea attempts SOE reforms
Papua New Guinea achieved a milestone in its reform of state-owned enterprises by publishing an amended law in the National Gazette