RiverRock closes operational PPP fund after 2 years on th...

RiverRock has held a €195.5 million final close for its Brownfield Infrastructure Fund

Vodafone expects €12bn Vantage valuation

Vodafone is expected to price shares in infrastructure unit Vantage Towers at €24 each, valuing the firm at €12 billion in total

Ascendas cements $673m deal to buy European data centres

Ascendas Reit, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, has today entered into a sale and purchase agreement with the Digital Realty Trust for the purchase of a portfolio of data centres

Cellnex partners with Network Rail on rail connectivity

Cellnex UK has been awarded a 25-year concession contract by Network Rail to provide uninterrupted cellular internet, mobile reception and fibre services along the length of the Brighton Mainline route

Ridgewood forms JV to tackle municipal infra market

Ridgewood Infrastructure and Sustainability Partners have formed a joint venture focused on sustainable infrastructure in the US

MEAG closes second infra debt fund

MEAG Infrastructure Debt Fund II has held a final close after raising circa €1 billion

US pension fund invests in European vehicles

US pension fund MainePERS has made commitments for 2 infrastructure funds

Stonepeak nears $10bn target

Stonepeak is close to completing its latest fundraise

IFC mulls investment in African digital infra fund

The IFC is considering a $25 million equity investment in Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund – an Africa-focused digital infra vehicle

Philippines invites bids for national fiber backbone

Philippines' Bases Conversion and Development Authority has invited bids to design, build and establish a national fiber backbone for the country

Helios Towers launches convertible bond offering

Africa-focused telecoms company Helios Towers has launched a senior guaranteed unsecured bond offering of around $250 million, due in 2027

MIRA JV to raise A$2bn for Vocus takeover

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) and Aware Super are reportedly looking to raise around A$2 billion from institutional investors to fund their takeover of Vocus, having awarded the debt mandate to 3 banks

IJGlobal Awards 2020 – deadline extension

You have one extra week to get your submissions in for the IJGlobal Awards 2020 – with the date for the Companies category having a hard close of 19 March. So get a move on...

More DFIs stop payments to Myanmar projects amid civil un...

More development finance institutions have stopped payments to infrastructure projects in Myanmar, as protests continued to escalate one month after the coup d'etat

IDB funds telecom infra in Guatemala

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will finance Guatemala’s digital transformation, increasing access to fixed and mobile broadband connectivity