Canadian fund snaps up Spark NZ towers stake

Canadian fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has today emerged successful in its bid for a controlling stake in telco Spark NZ’s towers business

MassTech issues broadband RFP

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has issued an RFP seeking responses from broadband operators to O&M as well as manage, market and extend its 1,200 mile MassBroadband 123 Network

Risdon rises in Mott Mac

Mott Macdonald has today announced Richard Risdon as the managing director for the company’s UK and European operations

Stafford takes on Equitix fund stake

Stafford Capital Partners has acquired a stake in Equitix Fund III through its Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund I

Schweer resurfaces at HCOB

Marco Schweer has joined ex-German Landesbank, Hamburg Commercial Bank as executive director for renewable energy and energy transition, sitting within the origination team based in London

Stonepeak invests in US data centre business

Stonepeak is set to acquire around 29% in American Tower Corporation’s US data centre business in a $2.5 billion deal as part of its core infrastructure strategy

Patria sells Argentine towers

Latin American asset manager Patria Investments has reached an agreement to sell Argentine tower operator Atis Group

Hamilton Lane closes fund at $590m

Investment management firm Hamilton Lane has held final closing of the Hamilton Lane Infrastructure Opportunities Fund at $590 million

Digital 9 raises £60m through share issue

Digital 9 has raised £60 million through a placing and offer for subscription of new shares, following a capital raise on 27 June

Quinbrook outlines plans for QLD data facility

Renewables investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has unveiled plans for its proposed supernode data centre and battery facility in Brisbane

Belgian telcos unite to create association

Belgian digital infrastructure players have launched the Belgian Digital Infrastructure Association to better promote the industry across data centres, connectivity and cloud services

Deutsche Telekom offshoot secures financing for Greek fibre

Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation, an offshoot of Deutsche Telekom, has locked in €150 million in debt to fund its Greek fibre roll-out initiative

IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 – open for entry

It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of IJGlobal ESG Awards 2022 – following on from last year’s inaugural even that was a huge success

Vodafone NZ towers sale – bidding pool narrows

Three contenders remain in the bidding war for an 80% stake in Vodafone New Zealand’s towers business

Syndication underway for £4.9bn CityFibre facility

The underwriters on the latest £4.9 billion CityFibre facility have launched the process to sell down their tickets with syndication expected to close before August according to sources