Italian telco TIM halts KKR’s bid
Italian telecoms company TIM Group has rejected KKR’s request for due diligence – halting its takeover bid
Proposals in for Cali city broadband project
The City of Fremont has received multiple responses to its RFP for a private partner to develop a broadband project
Potential bidders emerge for Vodafone NZ towers sale
Several bidders have expressed interest in the recently launched sale of Vodafone NZ’s towers business, with a couple already gearing to lodge offers
INPP raising £250 million
International Public Partnerships, the FTSE 250 infrastructure investment company, is raising £250 million by way of a placing
I Squared closes third fund at $15bn
Infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has closed its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III at the $15 billion legal cap, exceeding an initial target of $12 billion
UPDATE: Virgin Media O2 seeks investors for fibre rollout
Telecoms business Virgin Media O2 is seeking investors to fund its fibre rollout across the UK, with teasers having reportedly been issued at the end of February
Novator-led consortium invests in Lithuanian tech
A consortium of investors led by Novator Ventures has participated in the $100 million financing round of Lithuanian internet security and privacy company Nord Security
Vauban establishes ESG team
Natixis affiliate Vauban Infrastructure Partners has established a dedicated ESG team led by Gwen Colin as ESG director
ESR to build 20MW data centre in Tokyo
Hong Kong-headquartered ESR Cayman is developing a new 20MW data centre in Western Tokyo
Grain Management acquires US tech business
Telecoms investor Grain Management has acquired LightRiver’s technologies and software business from CVF Capital Partners and Plexus Capital for an undisclosed sum
Axian closes deal on Tanzanian telecom acquisition
An Axian Telecom-led consortium has closed on the acquisition of Luxembourg-based Milicom’s portfolio of telecom assets in Tanzania
TalkTalk acquires UK telecoms business
Broadband provider TalkTalk Group is set to acquire UK high bandwidth services provider Virtual1, which combined will provide them with an ethernet market share of 25%
Sustainable debt strategy first close in Q3
First close on a sustainable debt fund is expected in Q3 with an initial target set
Long-serving Arcus partner departs
Long-serving Arcus partner Nicola Palmer has left the infrastructure asset manager, stepping down at the end of March
TIM mulls network integration with Italian telco
Italian telecoms company TIM Group has started discussions on the possible integration between its network and Italian telecoms business Open Fiber