Swiss Life and Gelsenwasser win Infrareal auction

Swiss Life Asset Management and German utilities company Gelsenwasser have succeeded in the auction process to acquire industrial parks owner Infrareal

MIRA JV secures A$1.85bn loan to fund Vocus takeover

The joint venture of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Aware Super have secured A$1.85 billion term B loan to finance the partnerships takeover of Australian telecom company Vocus

Brookfield raises initial $7bn for energy transition fund

The Brookfield Global Transition Fund has held a $7 billion interim closing while setting a $12.5 billion hard cap

OMERS hires MD and head of ESG

OMERS Infrastructure has made 2 senior appointments to its asset management team

IJGlobal League Tables – H1 2021

IJGlobal is delighted to publish today league tables for infrastructure and project finance activity in the first half of 2021 in a new-look format that delves into the findings in more detail and provides a better user experience

Sidewalk hires policy director

Alphabet spin-out Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has appointed a new director of policy and strategic partnerships

Cellnex appoints independent director

The board of directors of Cellnex Telecom has announced the appointment of Kate Holgate as a new independent director

Lumen to sell LatAm business

Lumen Technologies is to sell its Latin American operations to Stonepeak

Digital 9 puts £50m in intercontinental fibre

London-listed infrastructure vehicle Digital 9 has invested £50 million in an intercontinental fibre system

MIP V raises $6.9bn at final close

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V has held a final close after raising $6.9 billion

CL promotes NA head of real assets to partner

Campbell Lutyens has promoted Chicago-based Guillermo Marroquin to partner

Details emerge on hiring push at Sequoia

Infrastructure debt specialist Sequoia is making 4 new hires to bolster the firm’s existing platform and support the roll-out of future products

Keppel secures $600m for global infra

Singapore-headquartered Keppel has obtained $600 million in separate managed accounts for global infrastructure projects with long-term utility-like contracted cash flows

Keppel to acquire first data centre in China

Keppel DC REIT agreed with Bluesea and its parent company to acquire a data centre in southern China for nearly $100 million