India Exim Bank lends on AFC infra mission

India Exim Bank has signed a $100 million loan with the AFC to support the DFI’s post-pandemic infra splurge

Flint takes top job at UK infra bank

John Flint, former HSBC group head, has been been appointed chief executive of the recently established UK Infrastructure Bank

Fidelity-backed DC developer starts construction in Japan

A Fidelity-backed hyper-scale data centre solution provider started construction of an asset in Japan’s Kansai region

Brookfield hires infra secondaries head

Brookfield Asset Management has hired a senior vice president in London to head the company’s new infrastructure secondaries strategy

Lathams adds projects partner in London

Latham & Watkins has today announced the appointment of Tom Bartlett as a partner in the firm’s project development and finance practice

KIC names new infrastructure head

The $196 billion Korean sovereign wealth fund promoted an insider as the new head of infrastructure investment amid the management restructuring spearheaded by new chief executive Seoung-ho Jin

German fibre business raises project debt

German fibre developer Deutsche Giga Access GmbH has reached financial close on a debt financing

BIS and HKMA testing tokenised green bonds

Results of the tests and prototypes to tokenise green bonds will be published in 4Q 2021

Equitix CEO to retire

Equitix chief executive Geoff Jackson is set to retire from his full-time role with the company next March

Equinix to expand Irish data centres

Equinix has lodged a planning application with South Dublin County Council to build 2 data centres adjacent to its existing facilities in Clondalkin, near Dublin

EBRD names new Lebanon head

The EBRD has made Khalil Dinguizli its new head of operations in Lebanon, effective 1 September

Arqiva undergoes VDD ahead of sale

Vendor due diligence has been launched by a Big4 firm on Arqiva, the British broadcasting and data, network, and communications services company

UK digital infra deal – out to lenders

Aberdeen Standard Investments – now operating as abrdn – is talking to lenders about a £100 million loan to build out UK operations in the digital infrastructure space

CityFibre’s Read to join Fastned

Head of policy and public affairs at UK digital infrastructure company CityFibre Victoria Read has today left the firm to join Amsterdam headquartered EV charging stations owner and operator Fastned

Macquarie drops out of Oz telecom deal

Macquarie has dropped out of the bidding war for Singtel’s Australian mobile telecom tower operator Optus – leaving 4 contenders in the race