Basalt-backed fibre firm secures debt to fund rollout
German fibre optic firm goetel has today secured €345 million in debt from 7 commercial banks to fund its planned fibre rollout to a quarter of million household in rural Germany
I Squared Capital backs IoT company 1NCE
I Squared Capital has invested in IoT connectivity provider 1NCE through its Global InfraTech Fund
GuarantCo backs Orabank Togo’s infra investment
PIDG-member GuarantCo has provided a $25 million guarantee to Orabank Togo – the West African state’s largest lender – to support its infrastructure investment
Axiata values Indonesia broadband at $919m
Axiata’s strategic move into the underpenetrated fixed broadband market has accelerated by agreeing to acquire a controlling interest in a provider of high-speed broadband and cable TV in Indonesia, valuing the target's equity at $919 million
Digital Realty opens South Korea data centre
US-based data centre company Digital Realty on Tuesday opened its first data centre in South Korea
BlackRock holds €1.4bn close on GIS 4
BlackRock Real Assets’ BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions, the firm’s dedicated infrastructure multi-manager investment team, has achieved a €1.4 billion final close for its latest private infrastructure equity fund
Marguerite appoints Paris-based managing director
Fabio Siragusa has been promoted to managing director at Marguerite, effective January 2022, following 11 years at the company, most recently as investment director
Digital 9 raises £95 million
Triple Point’s listed infrastructure vehicle Digital 9 has raised £95.2 million following a capital raise launched on 13 January
Blackstone hires Summers as P3 head
Blackstone has appointed Kurt Summers Jr, former city treasurer of Chicago, as head of public-private partnerships for Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
Cordiant equity placement – results in
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has raised £200 million through its placing of 188,679,245 new ordinary shares
Ex ING MDs front DC Advisory's Benelux opening
DC Advisory has launched a Benelux team based out of a new Netherlands office
IHS inks Brazilian tower purchase
IHS Towers is to purchase a local portfolio company from Grupo Torresur – the latest stage of the company’s expansion in Brazil
Colliers takes major stake in Basalt Infrastructure
Real estate company Colliers has acquired a 75% interest in infrastructure manager Basalt Infrastructure Partners
European ESG fund schedules interim close
A European fund manager is expecting to hold a fifth interim close on its ESG fund by the end of January 2022