Smith takes on UKIB role

ING banking veteran Geoffrey Smith is joining the UK Infrastructure Bank as a senior banking adviser

Alexandria adopts state guidelines for P3s

Alexandria City Council has voted unanimously to amend its code and adopt Virginia's guidelines for P3s

Antin IPO values company at €4.1bn

Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its IPO, resulting in an initial 13.2% free float and valuing the company at €4.1 billion

InfraVia pushes into German fibre market

InfraVia Capital Partners and Liberty Global have set up a joint venture to develop fibre-to-the-home networks in Germany

Omani firms sign MoU for smart city pilot

Oman’s National Energy Centre has signed a MoU with oil & gas company Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the development of a smart city pilot project

CDC Group invests in African digital infra

CDC Group has given further details on its recent investments into African digital infrastructure vehicles which add up to a total of $50.9 million

BDx to study Singapore offshore data centre

Hong Kong-headquartered Big Data Exchange has partnered with 2 Singaporean entities to explore the feasibility of developing sustainable ocean data centres

LP to back Korean growth capital firm

A limited partner expects soon to commit financing to an infrastructure fund, managed by a Korean growth capital firm

Cumulus Growth secures investment for data centre

Cumulus Growth, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Talen Energy, has secured up to $175 million in investment from Orion Energy Partners

CrossBoundary Energy steps into Sierra Leone

Africa-focused power developer CrossBoundary Energy has agreed with Zoodlabs to develop a $2 million, 1.2MW solar plus storage project which will supply power to an undersea fibre optic facility in Sierra Leone

AMP Capital carves out new market in telecoms site-leasing

AMP Capital’s infrastructure equity business has ventured into the nascent market of aggregating mobile telecoms site leases

A&O hires tech M&A partner

Allen & Overy has hired Dario de Martino as a partner in its M&A practice in New York

Proximity Data Centres acquires Swindon facility

Proximity Data Centres, the UK edge colocation data centre provider, has added a new site based in Swindon to its portfolio

Cube III hits first close

Cube Infrastructure Managers has reached a €1 billion first close for its third flagship fund

Operis, Apta Ventures partnering in Asia

Project finance advisory firm Operis Group and Singapore-based Apta Ventures agreed to work together on advising clients procuring financing for energy and infrastructure projects in Asia