Nokia signs digital infra MoU with ATU

Finnish telecoms and information technology company Nokia has signed a MoU with the African Telecommunications Union to collaborate on digital infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberty Latin America makes Panama purchase

Liberty Latin America is to acquire América Móvil’s Panamanian operations

QIC expands into Europe with infra hire

Queensland Investment Corporation has this week poached Nicholas Stockdale from Whitehelm Capital as a part of the Australian outfit’s expansion strategy into Europe

Vietnam taps Nokia for digital transformation

Vietnam state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VPTG) has tapped Finnish telecoms company Nokia to upgrade its digital infrastructure in Vietnam

Antin IPO kicks off

Antin has launched its IPO, seeking to raise €350-402 million on the Paris stock exchange after getting sign off for the prospectus from regulators yesterday

Bahraini law firm appoints head of banking and finance

Al Doseri Law has hired Ronald Langat as a partner and head of banking and finance

IFC seeks advisers for Philippines telecoms PPP

The World Bank Group member is recruiting advisers to assist the Philippines with telecoms PPPs

AFC Capital Partners out to debut new fund

The AFC has established an independent asset management arm – AFC Capital Partners, which will offer the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund

América Móvil plots tower spinoff

Latin American telecoms conglomerate América Móvil will propose the spinoff of its telecommunications towers and related infrastructure later this month

Oz startup submits application for Victoria data centre

Australian edge data centre developer Edge Centres has this week lodged the planning application for its first facility in Victoria

UBS AM acquires UK data centre business

UBS Asset Management Real Estate & Private Markets has acquired UK data centre business Datum Datacentres.

Asseline heads AIIB program at MCDF

Frédéric Asseline joined Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank this month as head of the program team for the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance, an initiative that supports pre-development activities

DFC brings Cochran on board

US International Development Finance Corporation has appointed Lauren Cochran as vice president of equity and investment funds

Another infra firm cashes in as Whitehelm sale emerges

Whitehelm Capital is being acquired by Patrizia after 23 years as an independent infrastructure investor

D9 returns to market for third capital raise

Digital 9 Infrastructure has launched a fresh equity raise – its second fundraise after the company’s IPO in March