Telstra announces A$1.5bn digital infra investment

Australian telecoms giant Telstra has today unveiled a 5-year investment strategy aimed at enabling “unprecedented levels of connectivity across Australia”

QIC launches new debt fund

Queensland’s state-owned investment firm QIC has today launched its new Australian multi-sector private credit offering headed by former AMP Capital global head of infrastructure debt Andrew Jones

Fund manager seals double final close

A global fund manager has held final close on its equity and debt strategies

Telstra acquires mining tech firm

Telstra Purple, the services and consulting arm of Australian telecom giant Telstra, has this week acquired a 100% interest in network and connectivity provider Aqura Technologies for A$30 million

Whitehelm sells to Patrizia

German real assets investor Patrizia has closed the acquisition of Whitehelm Capital, ending the latter’s 23-year spell as an independent investor

SEQI appoints independent consultant

Listed infrastructure debt investor Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund has appointed Andrea Finegan as an independent consultant

New Mexico village issues RFP for broadband P3

The Village of Ruidoso in New Mexico has issued an RFP seeking a private partner to DBFOM a broadband network that will provide internet service to all homes and businesses throughout the area

Fund's fourth vintage set for 2022 launch

The fourth vintage of a large European infrastructure manager is expected to be launched later this year

Credit Agricole expands LatAm PF team

Maria Muñoz has joined Credit Agricole CIB as director in its Latin American project finance team

Blackstone Infrastructure brings in $6.75bn

Blackstone has revealed it brought in an additional $6.75 billion for its perpetual infrastructure strategy

Pantheon holds first close on Pantheon IV

Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund IV has held first closing on its $2.5 billion fund

Government to pick FA on telecoms privatisation

A Central Asian government is soon to mandate the financial and transaction adviser to help sell a state-owned telecommunications company