Kenya launches data centre tender

Kenya Electricity Generating Company has invited RFP bids from consultancy firms for the pre-development work on a commercial Tier IV data centre project

Natixis partners with Chilean financial adviser

Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking has signed a cooperation agreement with Chile’s Tyndall Group to develop joint advisory mandates for M&A transactions

Delay on €1.2bn Irish data centre

Procurement of the proposed €1.2 billion Clare County data centre has been delayed by around 4 weeks due to requests for further information from the council

Downing invests in UK fibre rollout

Downing has extended £145 million in financing to internet provider Broadway Partners to fund a fibre rollout to rural communities in Wales and Scotland

Bensmail joins Meridiam

Salim Bensmail has this month joined Meridiam as a senior investment director and the executive director of the firm’s Urban Resilience Fund

New infra partner at Stocche Forbes

Marco Saliba has joined the São Paulo office of Stocche Forbes Advogados as a partner in its infrastructure practice

Africa50 starts new infra fund

Pan-African infra investment platform Africa50 has created the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, aiming to raise $500 million in multiple closings

Nuveen streamlines infra businesses, appoints global head

Nuveen is merging Glennmont Partners with its existing private infrastructure platform as part of a wider reorganisation of the company’s real assets platforms

DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Silverwing Investment are a...

Operations management consultancy DuPont Sustainable Solutions will help large mining, oil and gas, and industrial clients in Asia and Africa transform by forming an alliance with Hong Kong-based investment holding company Silverwing Investment

Deadline looms for VC infra pitches

Venture capital firms have until 10 October to submit proposals for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Venture Capital Fund Showcase during the 2021 AIIB Annual Meeting

Citi hires co-global head of infrastructure

Luisa Leyenaar-Huntingford has joined Citigroup as co-global head of infrastructure in London

UK fibre owner raises £100m to accelerate rollout

UK fibre owner-operator Zzoomm has this week secured £100 million in debt from a consortium of 3 banks to fund a fibre rollout to 1 million properties by 2025

IJInvestor Awards 2021 – The Judging Team

As submissions pile up for the IJInvestor Awards 2021, we are delighted to unveil the first members of our esteemed judging team

Infratil buys into Kao Data

Infratil has acquired a 40% stake in London data centre business Kao Data with a commitment of between £120 million and £130 million

Levita to chair LTIIA

The Long-Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA) has elected Vincent Levita as its new chair