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