AlSaif to head PIF investment strategy

The Saudi Public Investment Fund has appointed Fahad AlSaif as head of investment strategy and economic insights

MasOrange, Vodafone Spain to form JV

MasOrange and Vodafone Spain have signed a confidential non-binding terms sheet for a network sharing agreement which includes the formation of a joint fibre network company, FibreCo

Quinbrook’s net zero fund at $1.6bn

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has raised around $1.6 billion for its net zero fund, according to SEC filings

IJInvestor Awards 2024 – open for entry

We are delighted to announce launch of IJInvestor Awards 2024 with the opening of the submissions portal for the event that is now in its sixth year in London, being staged for a second time in New York

Equinix acquires data centres, Philippines

Equinix has further expanded its APAC footprint by acquiring 3 data centres in the Philippines from Total Information Management

CommScope to sell certain biz for $2.1bn, US

North Carolina-based CommScope has reached an agreement to sell its outdoor wireless networks segment and the distributed antenna systems business unit to Amphenol for $2.1 billion in cash

Blackstone evergreen infra fund reaches $50bn

Blackstone’s open-ended evergreen infrastructure fund has surpassed $50 billion in assets under management, the firm’s chief operating officer said in its Q2 2024 earnings call

Deadline approaches for Cali broadband P3

Responses are due 31 July for the RFQ issued by California Department of Technology seeking a private partner to provide FOM, administration, and cost recovery services for its middle-mile broadband initiative

NGP raises $500m for clean energy platform

NGP Energy Capital has launched NGP Sustainable Real Assets, a $500 million project development platform backed by NGP and co-investors

Asterion third fund reaches €1.5bn first close

Madrid-based Asterion Industrial Partners has reached first close on its third fund at €1.5 billion, nearing half its €3.2 billion target

Rest adds to green impact investments

Rest Super has today added to its impact portfolio with a $75 million fund commitment and a co-investment in a wind turbine servicing company

Funds & Investors Report H1 2024 – Primer for FY24

The first half of this year is following the mood of the summer in the UK, dreary and grey. This latest issue of the IJInvestor Funds and Investors Report for H1 2024 shows that capital raised was some of the lowest seen since 2020, when the world came to a stand-still

Vodafone sells stake in Vantage Towers, Germany

Vodafone has sold a 10% stake in the holding company for Vantage Towers for €1.3 billion in the final part of its offloading strategy

AtlasEdge to build second data centre, Spain

Digital infrastructure firm AtlasEdge has unveiled plans for a second data centre campus in Barcelona, Spain