IJInvestor Funds & Investors Report – H1 2021

IJInvestor's funds team has finished crunching the numbers for H1 2021 – when several chunky renewables funds hit a final close and fund managers pulled off one of the strongest half-years we have on record

IDB launches sustainable development bond

The Inter-American Development Bank has priced a 7-year, fixed-rate global sustainable development bond

Altán Redes seeks bankruptcy protection

Altán Redes, the concessionaire responsible for delivering Mexico’s wholesale mobile network, has filed for bankruptcy protection

LCS progresses Philippines towers

Filipino conglomerate LCS Holdings has partnered with 2 Malaysian companies to build and operate telecom towers in the Philippines

Digital Realty, Brookfield forming India data center JV

Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners agreed to establish a JV to develop, own and operate data centers in India

Peru to suspend fibre optic concession

The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications has confirmed that it will terminate the Red Dorsal national fibre optic concession early on public interest grounds

QIC expands international team with New York hire

Queensland Investment Corporation has hired Evan Nahnsen as head of private infrastructure debt in New York, as the Australian state-owned investment company expands its reach

Apollo fund raises $1.3bn

Apollo Infrastructure Opportunities Fund II has raised $1.3 billion since having been incorporated in 2019

Telenor to exit Myanmar operations

Norwegian telecoms company Telenor has decided to step away from its operations in Myanmar through the divestment of Telenor Myanmar to Lebanon-based investment holdings company M1 Group for $105 million

Finland taps Singapore for 6G

Finland has partnered with Singapore to collaborate on the R&D of 6G technology

New CEO for Australia’s largest pension fund

The chief executive of AustralianSuper, Ian Silk, has today announced his departure from the pension fund after 15 years at the helm

The SMBC Interview

Thailand's first digital infra trust readies IPO

Thai ICT infrastructure provider Internet Thailand has launched a REIT worth $138 million, to fund the company's third data centre in central Thailand