ABN exec jumps ship to Natixis

Elena Olevanova, former executive director of structured finance at ABN AMRO has left the company after 9 years to join Natixis in Sydney

Bangladesh tenders telecoms PPPs

The government of Bangladesh invited bids for private companies to be concessionaires on telecoms PPP projects

DIF Capital Partners expands IR team

DIF Capital Partners has hired Toms Lokmanis as a senior director in its investor relations & business development team in Toronto

MIRA begins sale process of Axicom

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has officially launched the sales process for its wireless infrastructure owner and operator Axicom having retained an advisory team to handle the process

Indonesia telecoms pockets $396m

Indonesian telecoms tower operator Tower Bersama Infrastructure has raised $396 million by issuing bonds on the back of tight pricing

Asian LP allocates to Blackstone

An Asia-based life insurer committed capital to an infrastructure fund managed by Blackstone

Final contract signed for NCDOT broadband project

Plenary Broadband Infrastructure has signed a final contract to develop a fibre-optic broadband network for the North Carolina Department of Transportation

iCON V acquires SFN Group

iCON Infrastructure Partners V, a fund advised by iCON Infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in 3 German fiber-related businesses, collectively known as the SFN Group

Macquarie Capital co-head steps down

Daniel Wong, the global co-head of Macquarie Capital, has today announced his departure after 22 years with the firm, effective immediate

Brown joins Project Partners

Infrastructure veteran Geoff Brown has this week joined Australian project management firm Project Partners as director in its advisory division

Equinix unveils new data centre in Manchester

Digital infrastructure developer Equinix has this week unveiled plans to develop a new data centre in the Agecroft Commerce Park in Salford, Manchester

IJGlobal Magazine – the ESG Awards issue

Welcome to the autumn issue of the IJGlobal Magazine – virtual once again thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic – that is most noteworthy for including features on all the winners from the inaugural ESG Awards

Potential bidders emerge for Brazilian 5G

The Brazilian telecoms regulator has registered 15 entrants for the country’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction, which will be held on 4 November

NYLI launch listed infra fund

New York Life Investments has launched the MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund, with CBRE Investment Management as a sub-adviser to the fund