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