King & Spalding hires structured finance partner
King & Spalding has added David Ridenour, a structured finance and securitization partner, to its corporate, finance and investments practice group in Washington DC
Final close on DigitalBridge's flagship fund
DigitalBridge Group has hit final close on its second flagship fund – DigitalBridge Partners II – raising $8.3 billion in commitments, considerably exceeding its $6 billion target
Morrison & Co continues UK expansion with infra hire
New Zealand-based asset manager Morrison & Co has today appointed infrastructure veteran Kate Mingay as a non-executive director, effective immediately, as a part of the firm’s expansion in the UK and Europe
Rubicon expands into Chile
Andrés Onetto has joined Rubicon Capital Advisors as managing director of the firm’s new office in Santiago
EIB to invest in Meridiam's second Africa fund
The EIB is looking to invest €75 million in French fund manager Meridiam’s unlisted infrastructure investment vehicle – Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund II
HSBC moves up Blyth
HSBC has this week appointed long-term employee Natalie Blyth as its global head of commercial banking sustainability, effective immediately
Peruvian fibre concession back in state hands
Peru’s national fibre optic concession has formally reverted to national telecoms office Pronatel after the previous concessionaire’s contract was terminated early by the government
Progress for Oz digital infra sale
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has reportedly progressed to the second and final stage of the sale of its wireless infrastructure operator Axicom
Barclays pushes ahead with Oz expansion
British bank Barclays has added another senior hire to its Australian team with the appointment of acquisitions specialist Duncan Connellan as a managing director of investment banking
Macquarie acquires Spanish fixed-line
Macquarie has acquired part of Telefonica’s Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line network for around €200 million
BNDES to invest in infra funds
Brazilian development bank BNDES has announced plans to invest up to R$2.5 billion in infrastructure funds
Teasers out for Spanish telecoms sale
Teasers are understood to have been issued for a landmark sale in the European telecoms space, with bidders already lining up for a prize asset
IFC leads new data centre financing
The IFC has led a group of lenders on a new $30 million financing for the expansion of 3 data centres in Brazil
Belgium greenlights 5G auction
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) is set to hold the long awaited 5G spectrum auction in June having pre-qualified potential participants last week