Brazilian law firm hires infra partner
Vieira Rezende has added Maria Virginia Mesquita Nasser as a partner in its infrastructure practice
Morrison & Co launches new open ended infra fund
New Zealand headquartered institutional investor Morrison & Co has today unveiled its new open ended infrastructure fund
Bangladesh extends deadline for telecoms PPPs ... again
The government of Bangladesh has extended the deadline into the new year for private companies to submit proposals to be concessionaires on telecoms PPPs
Mitratel has less than stellar IPO
Indonesian cell tower operator Dayamitra Telekomunikasi has raised $1.32 billion, about 25% below its initial target of $1.75 billion, by listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Submissions Portal now live
We are delighted to announce that the submissions portal is now live for the IJGlobal Awards 2021 – reflecting international developments in infrastructure and energy for the current calendar year
KKR makes €11bn Telecom Italia offer
KKR has made a €11 billion equity offer to buy Italian telco TIM/Telecom Italia
UBS board nominates Kelleher as chair
The board of UBS has nominated Colm Kelleher as chair to succeed Axel Weber who has reached his maximum term limit after 10 years
Bahrain selects Nokia for smart grid project
Bahrain’s EWA has awarded Finnish telecoms company Nokia a contract to develop the first phase of a power grid digitalisation project
Oz state appoints investment head in Germany
Trade and Investment Queensland, the state’s foreign investment advisory body, has today appointed Stefan Augustin as the new director of investment for Germany
Meridiam to develop broadband for Indiana city
The City of Bloomington and investor Meridiam have signed a letter of intent to build and operate a fibre network throughout the city
SocGen promotes Clement de Givry in Hong Kong
Stephanie Clement de Givry will be Société Générale’s new head of global banking and advisory for Asia Pacific, effective in January
IDB Invest to fund LatAm digital infra
IDB Invest has provided a $45 million senior loan facility to Puerto Rico-based digital infrastructure operator QMC Telecom, to be used to finance broadband infrastructure in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
Keppel-Pierfront fund has 2nd close
Singapore-based fund manager Pierfront Capital has held the second close for the Keppel-Pierfront Private Credit Fund with 3 additional investors, bringing the total fund size to $455 million
Biden forms infra task force
President Biden launched an infrastructure task force and a list of 6 priorities before signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Monday
Simi Valley fibre network project construction to commence
SiFi Networks is set to begin construction next month of its FiberCity project, in Simi Valley, California