KfW sells Deutsche Telekom stake

KfW has sold 110 million shares, or 2.2% in Deutsche Telekom, priced at €22.13 per share, for a total value of €2.43 billion

IFC appoints investment analyst for Bangladesh

The International Finance Corp has appointed Saad Feroz Mehdi as an investment analyst in Dhaka since 2 June 2024

Manx Telecom launches data centre business

The Isle of Man's Manx Telecom has launched a data centre business to meet increased demand from UK businesses for secure data storage within the UK Customs Zone

Fiera acquires AssetCo’s infra unit

Fiera Infrastructure has acquired wealth management group AssetCo’s infrastructure business

CriteriaCaixa buys into ACS for €983m, Spain

CriteriaCaixa has acquired a 9.4% stake in ACS for a total value of €983 million, becoming the infrastructure developer’s second largest stakeholder

Microsoft to amp up Swedish data centre portfolio

Microsoft will make an SEK 33.7 billion investment into growing its Swedish data centre capacity over the next 2 years

Illinois fire pension fund issues infra RFP

Illinois Firefighters Pension Investment Fund has issued an RFP for an open-ended core infrastructure fund

UPDATE: Singapore’s Bayfront preps next public ABS deal

Bayfront Infrastructure Management, a platform backed by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, is preparing another asset-backed securitisation transaction

Alba Infra Partners launches in 3i spin-off

The infrastructure projects business of 3i has spun off into Alba Infra Partners, a Paris-based manager with around €1 billion in assets under management

Singapore to expand data centre capacity

Singapore has launched a green data centre roadmap to provide at least 300MW of additional capacity in the country

Iliad to beef up data centre unit

Iliad said it plans to invest €2.5 billion in its data centre unit, OPCORE, and is looking to offload a minority stake

Khazna to develop UAE data centre

Khazna Data Centres will build a 30MW data centre in the Mafraq Industrial Area, Abu Dhabi

Zegona completes Vodafone Spain acquisition

Zegona has completed the acquisition of Vodafone Spain for €5 billion following approvals from the Spanish authorities, the Financial Conduct Authority and London Stock Exchange

Google to invest $2bn in Malaysia data center

Google has committed to an investment of $2 billion to develop its first data center and Google Cloud region in Malaysia

EC approves KKR’s acquisition of TIM’s fixed network

The European Commission has approved KKR’s acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed network, concluding that it “would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area"