UPDATE: 86% stake in Finnish telecom company up for grabs
An 86% stake in Finnish data centre operator Ficolo Oy is up for grabs as Pontos seeks to join Taaleri in disposing of the asset
Amber hires senior investment director
Amber Infrastructure Group has hired Dorin Alexandru Badea as a senior investment director to expand its Eastern European capabilities
Latham & Watkins appoints banking partner
Latham & Watkins has appointed banking veteran Tania Bedi as partner in the firm’s London office
Anchorage makes senior hire to investment team
Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners has appointed Jason Phillips as director to its investment team
Fibrus secures further £220m for NI FTTH rollout
UK based “hyperfast” broadband provider Fibrus has secured a further £220 million in debt from a consortium of 6 banks to fund the rollout off FTTH in Northern Ireland
DigitalBridge buys out Wafra stake
DigitalBridge Group has reached an agreement to buy out Wafra’s 31.5% stake in its subsidiary DigitalBridge IM for $390 million in cash and $410 million of newly issued Class A common stock
UPDATE: Deal reverberates across Philippines tower market
PLDT has agreed to sell telecom towers and related infrastructure in the largest-ever acquisition of assets in the Philippines by international investors
Investcorp launches North America infra investment biz
Investcorp has launched a private infrastructure investment business in North America, with recently hired senior adviser Michael Ryder leading the business
Flagship infra debt fund nears €0.5bn
The senior infra debt strategy of a major European asset manager has reached two-thirds of its target, while its final close is forecast for year end
Equinix completes acquisition of MainOne
US telecoms company Equinix has announced the completion of a deal to acquire West African communications company MainOne for $320 million
Ardian increases stake in Italian telco
An Ardian-led consortium is set to acquire TIM Group’s indirect 41% stake in wireless network infrastructure developer Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane for around €1.3 billion
Morrison & Co JV to acquire Uniti
A joint venture of Morrison & Co and Brookfield has won a bid to acquire Uniti Group
Fengate acquires portfolio of US comms towers
Fengate Asset Management has completed the acquisition of a significant portfolio of high-quality wireless communications towers from TowerCom
Brazilian city signs smart city PPP
Quantum Engenharia has signed a smart city PPP serving the municipality of Nova Serrana, Minas Gerais
Hodes Weill opens Amsterdam office
Hodes Weill & Associates has expanded its European operations with the opening of an office in Amsterdam