Pantheon invests in global data centre
Global infrastructure fund Pantheon Infrastructure has invested in the take-private of data centre operator CyrusOne through a KKR-affiliated investment vehicle
UPDATE: TIM Group mulls €11bn sale to KKR
TIM Group is still considering KKR's indicative and non-binding expression of interest to buy the Italian telco, the company said today
EIB lends on Telecom Egypt expansion
The European Investment Bank has signed a €150 million loan with Telecom Egypt to expand the latter’s 4G network
ICG reaches €1.5bn for debut Infrastructure fund
Global alternative asset manager Intermediate Capital Group has completed fundraising for its debut Infrastructure fund, ICG Infrastructure Equity 1
HSBC AM extracts AMP listed team for fund
HSBC Asset Management has extracted AMP’s established listed infrastructure equity team in order to launch its own listed fund
AIIB offers affordable pricing for infra
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has set up a blended financing facility to provide affordable pricing to support less developed members with infrastructure projects
Orange merges Romanian telecom offering
French telecoms giant Orange will from Monday transition its national business under its Orange Romania brand, following its acquisition last September of a 54% controlling stake in the fixed line operations of Telekom Romania Communications
DigitalBridge to acquire Belgian tower business
Mechelen-based Telenet has agreed to sell its mobile telecommunications tower business to DigitalBridge Investment in an all cash deal valued at €745 million
Majority stake in Italian telecoms company on the market
A 78.4% stake in Italian cloud and data centre company Irideos is up for grabs with the process having launched last month
$4bn fourth vintage prep for infra fund
The fourth vintage of a $4 billion mid-market infra fund is currently being prepped
Uniti Group: Morrison & Co enlists reinforcements
ASX-listed Uniti Group has today terminated its exclusivity agreement with Morrison & Co as a sole bidder, to enter a new one with the NZ-based infra investor alongside Canadian asset manager Brookfield
Allianz GI Euro fund II holds €880m first close
Allianz Global Investors has held first close on its Allianz European infrastructure Fund II at €880 million
UPDATE: Teasers out for German broadband company
Teasers went out last week for fixed network broadband operator Westenergie Breitband
UPDATE: Bids in for Austrian fibre company Magenta
Bids have been submitted for a 50:50 joint venture partner to fund Magenta Telekom's fibre roll out across Austria
Philippines allows 100% foreign ownership in certain sect...
The Philippines government has approved an amendment that allows full foreign ownership in the telecommunication and transportation sectors