Kilic to head Ninety One alternative credit

Asset management firm Ninety One has appointed Alper Kilic as its head of alternative credit effective immediately

Nokia completes submarine networks sale

Nokia has completed the sale of Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to the French state for an enterprise value of €350 million

Clifford Capital expands into asset management

Clifford Capital, the Singapore-headquartered infrastructure credit platform, has expanded into asset management

Digital Edge secures funds for APAC expansion

Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge has raised over $1.6bn through equity and debt financings to accelerate its data centre growth across the Asia Pacific

Fitch names Oz business head

David Brooks has been appointed head of Fitch Ratings for Australia, succeeding John Miles who is set to retire next month. The appointment is effective immediately

Carlyle reaches $1bn for second infra credit fund

Carlyle Group has raised around $1.075 billion in total to date for its second infrastructure credit fund, according to SEC filings

Swisscom completes Vodafone Italia takeover

Swisscom has closed its acquisition of Vodafone Italia in a deal which will see its Fastweb brand merge with the newly acquired company to form Fastweb + Vodafone

Tiger fourth flagship at $510m, US

Tiger Infrastructure Partners has raised $510 million to date for its fourth infrastructure fund, according to SEC filings

JLC Infra closes second fund at $925m

JLC Infrastructure has closed its second flagship fund above target at $925 million

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Competition authorities clear Vodafone Italia acquisition

Swisscom has received clearance from Italian competition authorities for its €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone Italia

Illinois FPIF makes 2 non-core allocations

Illinois’ Firefighters Pension Investment Fund has allocated $80 million to 2 non-core infrastructure funds

Blackstone completes AirTrunk acquisition

Blackstone has closed its A$24 billion acquisition of hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk, marking the completion of the largest-ever such deal globally and the largest transaction in Australia for 2024

BNP Paribas fomalises AXA IM deal

BNP Paribas has formalised its proposed acquisition of AXA Investment Managers with the signing of a share purchase agreement

IHS sells Kuwait Operations to Zain Group

IHS Towers has completed its 70% stake sale in IHS Kuwait to Kuwaiti telco Zain Group