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