MIP V acquires Cincinnati Bell for $2.9bn

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V has completed the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell for $2.9 billion

Investec adds to London infra team

Investec has hired Kavita Jacobs and Sarah Aitken to its power and infrastructure finance team in London

Eurazeo hires COO for infrastructure business

Elise Dupuy Vaudour has been appointed COO of Eurazeo Infrastructure Partners

Actis appoints investor relations head for EMEA

Actis has appointed Charles Daulon du Laurens as head of EMEA within its investor development group

APG, SiFi Networks in JV for FTTH rollout

APG and SiFi Networks have set up a joint venture to roll out open-access fiber-to-the-home networks across the US

Patria to acquire Chilean asset manager

Latin America-focused investor Patria Investments is to acquire a Chilean asset manager

EIB approves loan for Somalian digital infra

The EIB has approved a $14 million loan for Mogadishu and Dubai-based Dalkom Somalia to part finance the country’s $29 million connection to a submarine cable system in Sub-Saharan Africa

Digital 9 acquires Iceland data centre business

The Triple Point-backed investment trust has completed the acquisition of Verne Holdings, a data centre platform in Iceland, valuing the company at £231 million

Keppel acquires Dutch data centres

Keppel DC REIT has acquired a freehold property in the Netherlands that includes 2 data centres from a fund associated with MCAP Global Finance in the UK

Update: Gresham House fund raises £100m from pension LPs

Gresham House has raised £100 million from 2 UK pension funds for British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II

Infra veterans launch Oz advisory firm

Infrastructure veteran Brendan Lyon has announced the launch of Project Partners – a new financial, economic and commercial advisory firm specialising in infrastructure

Carmichael leaves QIC for FiberSense

Trent Carmichael has left Queensland Investment Corporation after 11 years to join Brisbane-based digital infrastructure company FiberSense

Telkomsel divests 4,000 cell towers to Mitratel

A subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia has taken over 4,000 cell towers from Telkomsel for $436 million

GTT Communications to file for bankruptcy

Telecoms service provider GTT Communications will file a prepackaged chapter 11 case in the US following close on the sale of its infrastructure division to I Squared Capital

InfraRed appoints investment director in London

InfraRed has hired a London-based investment director