Macquarie-backed outfit acquires NZ telco

Macquarie and Aware Super backed New Zealand telco Orcon has acquired a 100% interest in competitor 2degrees to form the country’s third-largest integrated telecommunications company

AMP to offload its infra debt platform

AMP has today entered a binding agreement to sell its Infrastructure Debt Platform to NYSE-listed alternative investment manager Ares for a total cash consideration of A$428 million

Affin Hwang launches global infra fund

Kuala Lumpur-based Affin Hwang Asset Management has launched Affin Hwang World Series – Global Infrastructure Income Fund

Primevest names real assets head of capital formation

Primevest Capital Partners has named Frank Noé as head of capital formation to grow its interests in a range of real assets sub-sectors

UKIB makes £100m fibre investment

UK Infrastructure Bank has pledged £100 million to UK broadband provider Gigaclear’s fibre rollout initiative in rural areas

SEQI invests in Portsmouth fibre business

London-listed debt investor Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund is to make an investment of up to £87.5 million in fibre broadband provider toob

Manager to hold dual final close

An asset manager is planning to hold final close on 2 strategies at the beginning of 2022.

Partners Group to acquire Iceland's atNorth

Private equity company Partners Group is to acquire Iceland's largest data centre operator atNorth for an undisclosed sum

Worldwide to build Ho Chi Minh City data centre

Singapore-registered Worldwide DC Solution plans to develop a $70 million data centre in Saigon Hi-Tech Park

EQT- and Actis-backed DC developers combine in China

Virginia-headquartered EdgeConneX has made a “strategic investment” in Hong Kong-based data centre developer Chayora

Dominican law firm promotes infra partner

Santo Domingo-based law firm OMG has promoted Michelle Abreu Vargas to partner in its energy and infrastructure practice

LACERA backs Partners Group fund

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has made a $200 million commitment to the Partners Group Direct Infrastructure 2020 fund

Keppel closes its acquisition of first China data centre

Keppel DC REIT completed its $100 million acquisition of Guangdong Bluesea's data centre in southern China

Luenecom appoints new CFO

Franz von Abendroth has joined internet service provider company Luenecom as chief financial officer