O’Dwyer joins Barrenjoey board

Investment banking newcomer Barrenjoey ploughs on with hiring spree adding former federal cabinet minister Kelly O’Dwyer to its board on Monday

APG / Orange launch Polish fibre JV

Dutch pension fund APG has launched a 50:50 JV with Orange Polska that will operate 2.4 million fibre connections across Poland – of which 1.7 million will be delivered in the next 5 years

KT Sat to provide internet in Papua, Indonesia

South Korea-based satellite service provider KT Sat will establish a high-speed satellite telecommunications network in Papua province, Indonesia

Stantec to expand Australian business

Global engineering and design firm Stantec is acquiring Engenium, an Australian project delivery consultancy

PBs selected for NCDOT broadband project

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has selected preferred procurement plans and bidders to develop its broadband project

London BMO duo jump ship for AIP

RBC Capital Markets veteran Greg Falzon who left the Canadian bank for a top role at BMO in London in late 2018 has now jumped ship again to join AIP Management as a partner, taking a key team member with him

Morrison & Co eyes US digital infra investments

Gary Sugarman has been tasked with driving Morrison & Co’s US infrastructure investment activities in the digital sector

ING extends €450m loan for Dutch fibre rollout

ING Bank has today finalised a €450 million loan to Koninklijke KPN and APG Asset Management JV to accelerate the rollout of fibre networks in the Netherlands

Jonathan Howie snares VGI Partners CEO role

Former BlackRock managing director Jonathan Howie has on Wednesday been announced as the chief executive of Australia based fund manager VGI Partners following a comprehensive selection process

Al Gihaz acquires Enshore Subsea

Saudi infra investment company Al Gihaz Holding has completed the acquisition of British subsea services company Enshore Subsea as part of a new joint venture

KKR starts new Netherland fibre JV

KKR and digital infra investor DTCP have launched Open Dutch Fiber to deploy fibre-to-the-premises in the Netherlands

Digital Colony wins deal to acquire Indonesia cell towers

American digital infrastructure company Digital Colony has won a deal to acquire more than 4,200 cell towers from Indonesia-based telecoms provider Indosat Ooredoo for $750 million

Eight Advisory launches Hamburg infrastructure practice

Consulting firm Eight Advisory has hired infrastructure specialist Thomas Gummert to run a new office in Hamburg

DATA4 secures €620m to accelerate plans

French data centre operator DATA4 has secured €620 million in financing from 3 banks to accelerate its expansion across Europe as it experiences double-digit growth despite the Covid-19 pandemic