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