Proparco commits $15m to Pembani Remgro fund
Proparco has committed $15 million to South Africa-based Pembani Remgro’s second infrastructure fund, joining other DFIs backing the strategy
EU clears Swisscom’s Vodafone Italia acquisition
The European Commission has cleared Swisscom’s €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone Italia
StanChart's global PEF head resigns
Alper Kilic, global head of project & export finance at Standard Chartered Bank, has resigned.
Axian Telecom to grow East African portfolio
Mauritius-based Axian Telecom will look to expand its African footprint with the acquisition of Wananchi Group – an east African triple-play broadband company
OMS sets aside $300m for cable network
OMS Group has allocated $300 million to expand its submarine cable systems and terrestrial infrastructure
Malaysia DC boom spurs financings
Data centre financings in APAC, led by AirTrunk and those in Malaysia, are keeping PF bankers busy with the Southeast Asian country alone expected to seal up to $5 billion of DC debt transactions in the next 6 months
GIC acquires minority stake in VIF, France
GIC has made a minority equity investment in Vauban Infra Fibre through a capital increase alongside VIF’s other shareholders
SDCERS makes core infra investments, US
San Diego City Employees Retirement System has made 2 commitments worth $120 million to meet its core infra target
Solaria, Datasection JV for Spanish data centre
Spanish data centre developer Solaria has partnered with Japan’s Datasection to develop a 200MW data centre facility in Puertollano, Spain
Airtel Africa secures second IFC loan
The International Finance Corporation has provided a $200 million loan to telecom giant Airtel Africa to support the expansion and modernisation of the company’s network and the development of its distribution infrastructure
LACERA approves €500m infra commitments
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved €500 million in infrastructure fund commitments across 4 vehicles
Goldman Sachs eyes climate credit fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is in the process of forming a climate credit investment vehicle, according to recently filed registration documents in Luxembourg
TelstraSuper, Equip Super plan A$60bn merger
The boards of TelstraSuper and Equip Super have today signed an MoU to explore a ‘merger of equals’ between the funds
USS to bring G.Network to market, UK
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is bringing its stake in G.Network to market alongside a possible internal reorganisation of the telco