Axian to acquire telecom business in Tanzania

Pan-African Axian Group has signed an agreement with telecom company Millicom to acquire the latter’s entire telecom operations in Tanzania

Nest appoints GLIL, CBRE for infrastructure mandate

Following a procurement process launched last year, UK pensions group Nest has appointed CBRE Caledon and GLIL Infrastructure to manage its infrastructure investments

Dito breaks ground on Philippines data centre

Philippines-based Dito Telecommunity and Udenna Group last week broke ground on the Dito data centre in Pampanga province, Philippines

Infrastructure lawyer joins Amber as investment director

Amber Infrastructure has appointed a new investment director in London

Tencent Cloud launches data centre in Indonesia

Cloud service provider Tencent Cloud plans to expand its businesses globally as it launches its internet data centre in Jakarta, Indonesia

IJAsia 21 – webinar on Asian infra/energy

The IJGlobal organisers of IJAsia 21 have pulled together an outstanding line-up of speakers for a free-to-attend (industry professionals only) webinar that is being staged on 19 & 20 May

African firm seeks $200m for top-up fund

Johannesburg-based Harith General Partners has launched a $200 million fundraise to top up its Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 (PAIDF 2)

Green light for Optus towers sale

The proposed sale of Singtel’s Australian mobile telecom tower Optus has kicked off today – targeting investors in both Australia and abroad

Data center fund raises $3.8bn

Chicago-based data center fund IPI Partners II has held a $3.8 billion final close

CityFibre hires Wakefield

CityFibre has appointed Paul Wakefield to lead its build out of digital infrastructure in Edinburgh

Gresham fund invests in Scottish broadband provider

The Gresham House British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) has made a £10.5 million investment in Borderlink Broadband Limited, a Scottish wireless and fibre broadband provider

IJInvestor Funds & Investors Report – Q1 2021

IJInvestor has released its fundraising report for Q1 2021, when 21 funds reached a final close, raising a combined $18 billion

Ascenty raises almost $1billion to invest in Brazil

Ascenty has raised $925 million to build 5 data centers in Brazil and to expand the company’s fiber-optic network in the country

NZ to force lenders to disclose “climate risks”

New Zealand's Financial Sector Amendment Bill, which outlines climate related disclosures, has been introduced to the parliament today and will receive its first reading this week