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