Prominent appointments at Morrison & Co
New Zealand headquartered infrastructure investor Morrison & Co has appointed Peter Coman and Geoff Hutchinson as co-heads of Australia and New Zealand
UPDATE: Macquarie closes Philippines telco investment
Macquarie Capital is facilitating the development of the Philippines’ telecommunications infrastructure market to enhance connectivity and mobility for local mobile users by completing its investment in one of the fastest-growing independent tower companies in the archipelago
Fourth fund vintage nears first close
A European fund manager is close to holding first close on the fourth vintage of its flagship infrastructure vehicle
OMERS Infra moves up Hall
Canadian investor and asset manager OMERS Infrastructure has promoted Alastair Hall to senior managing director overseeing the firm’s European transactions
Manulife holds $4.65bn final close
Manulife Investment Management has held a final closing on the Manulife Infrastructure Fund II, a $4.65 billion private fund with committed capital from 29 limited partners and Manulife’s general account
Reliance quashes BT rumour
Reliance Industries denied a media report that the Indian conglomerate was considering a bid for UK telco BT Group
Allianz's €1bn investment in Austrian fibre
Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz Insurance companies and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund, has entered into an agreement with Oesterreichische Glasfaser-Infrastrukturgesellschaft for the financing of the roll-out of fibre-to-the-home in Austria
Asterion takes stake in UK fibre developer
Asterion Industrial Partners – the investment management firm focused on mid-market European infrastructure – has formed a partnership with MS3, a provider of full fibre services to homes and businesses
Depleted investor coffers shelves Alinda IPO
Alinda Capital Partners has shelved its IPO plans owing to exhausted investor coffers depleted by recent listed capital raises totalling almost £1 billion
Korea Eximbank holds first ESG committee meeting
Export-Import Bank of Korea held its first ESG committee meeting at the bank’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul
Belgium approves first 5G auction
The Belgian government has on Wednesday approved the country’s first 5G spectrum auction ending almost a year of negotiation
European debt manager plans latest fund
A European debt fund manager is prepping plans for the latest vintage of its flagship debt product and is considering another investment
Bahrain outlines $30bn strategic infra plan
The government of Bahrain has made public the details of its new $30 billion Strategic Project Plan, which includes infrastructure initiatives based on its 2030 economic vision
Orange CEO resigns after fraud conviction
Stéphane Richard the chief executive of telecom giant Orange has resigned after yesterday receiving a 1-year suspended prison sentence in a long running fraud case
Infracrowd to develop Vietnam data centre
Singapore-based Infracrowd Capital plans to develop a $100 million data centre in Da Nang IT Park, spearheaded by Vietnamese conglomerate Trungnam Group