APG adds €500m to Whitehelm smart cities fund

Anchor investor APG has committed a further €500 million to Whitehelm’s Smart City Infrastructure Fund after initial capital was fully committed

IJGlobal ESG Awards 2020 – deals shortlist

IJGlobal is delighted today to be announcing the shortlisted transactions for our inaugural ESG Awards to recognise developments in the last financial year – April 2020 through March 2021

IJGlobal ESG Awards 2020 – company shortlist

IJGlobal is delighted today to be announcing the shortlist in the company section for our inaugural ESG Awards to recognise developments in the last financial year – April 2020 through March 2021

AMP makes executive changes ahead of demerger

AMP has today announced changes to its executive management in preparation for the demerger of its AMP Capital Private Markets business next year

Antin confirms Paris IPO plans

Antin Infrastructure Partners has said it is pursuing an IPO on Euronext Paris

Equinix closes India acquisition

The Redwood City, California-based digital infrastructure company closed the $161 million acquisition of GPX Global Systems’ India operations

New LatAm PF lead at Crédit Agricole CIB

Dorothée Peuzé has taken a new role at Crédit Agricole CIB, heading up the bank’s Latin American project finance activities

Sustainability head joins Advantage Partners

Mitsubishi-veteran Keiichi Suzuki is now partner & head of renewables and sustainability at the Tokyo-based private equity firm

Basalt to acquire German fibre operator

Basalt Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire German fibre network operator goetel

Infra debt director joins French asset manager

Arkea subsidiary Schelcher Prince Gestion has appointed a new investment director for infrastructure debt

Applications open for Oz 5G spectrum auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has today opened applications for the upcoming low band 5G spectrum auction

Ewe joins Cordiant as senior associate

Infrastructure finance expert Andrew Ewe has joined Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Management as a senior associate focused on transactions in Europe and North America

India Exim Bank lends on AFC infra mission

India Exim Bank has signed a $100 million loan with the AFC to support the DFI’s post-pandemic infra splurge

Flint takes top job at UK infra bank

John Flint, former HSBC group head, has been been appointed chief executive of the recently established UK Infrastructure Bank

Fidelity-backed DC developer starts construction in Japan

A Fidelity-backed hyper-scale data centre solution provider started construction of an asset in Japan’s Kansai region