Globe sets up Philippines data centre JV

Globe Telecoms has partnered with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Ayala for data centre businesses in the Philippines

Bidders line up for stake in UK data centre developer

A majority stake in London-based global data centre developer and operator Global Switch is reportedly up for grabs, with advisers hired to assess a potential sale

EQT launches €5bn core infra fund

EQT Partners has launched a new fund – EQT Active Core Infrastructure – with a €5 billion target

ERM acquires Oz advisory firm

Sustainability consultancy ERM has acquired Australian technical advisory firm Point Advisory – strengthening its presence in APAC

PB chosen for Ohio county broadband project

The Cuyahoga County Department of Innovation & Performance has selected a preferred bidder to provide affordable, high-speed broadband services to residents

STACK Infrastructure merges operations

STACK Infrastructure has merged Nordic data centre company DigiPlex and Milan-based data centre company Supernap Italia into its established brand – STACK Infrastructure

Norlys to sell minority stake in fibre business

Energy telco group Norlys has agreed to sell a 35% stake in its wholesale fibre division to a consortium led by PGGM, the administering arm of Dutch public pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn

BGH Capital hits A$3.6bn hard cap

Australian private equity firm BGH Capital has hit a hard cap of A$3.6 billion for its Fund II on second close today

Axiata's telco towers biz enters Indonesia

Axiata's telco towers business is entering Indonesia by agreeing to acquire nearly 860 towers from XL Axiata for more than $50 million and leaseback 92%

SC Capital Partners to develop South Korean data centre

Singapore-headquartered real estate investment manager SC Capital Partners is developing a $500 million data centre in South Korea, following the launch of an Asian data centre platform

India cancels tender of massive broadband PPP

India has cancelled the invitation to develop a $3.9 billion portfolio of broadband PPPs across 16 states

BBVA returns to Chile

BBVA is to open a new representative office in Santiago, 5 years after selling its Chilean operations to Scotiabank

JBIC and PIF sign sustainable infra collab MoU

JBIC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF have signed a collaboratiave MoU on green and digital infrastructure.

Pulsant acquires additional UK data centre

Maidenhead-based Pulsant has acquired Reading data centre and cloud services provider Amito for an undisclosed sum

Bouygues and Vauban to deliver FTTH megaproject

Bouygues Telecom and Vauban Infrastructure Partners have this week entered a strategic memorandum of understanding to extend their partnership and ramp up the roll-out of fibre optics in the medium-dense and less-dense areas of France