Knight Frank appoints data centre partner
Knight Frank has appointed Ben Stirk as partner and co-head of global data centres
Globe telecom partners with Nokia for 5G
Philippines-based telecommunications company Globe Telecom yesterday selected Finland-based Nokia to develop a 5G network and upgrade its existing 4G network in the Philippines under a 3-year deal
Bangladesh recruits adviser
A nonbank infrastructure financial institution is recruiting an adviser to assist on its corporate strategy and capacity development to foster PPPs in Bangladesh
Vantage IPO confirmed by March end
Vodafone has confirmed that it will IPO its tower arm by the end of March, as suggested by previous reports.
Egis moves APAC HQ and names CEO
Caisse des Dépôts-backed Egis has appointed Hongyu Li as chief executive of Asia Pacific
Exim bank forming ESG FoF
An Asian export-import bank is seeding investment funds, as part of its government’s nearly $145 billion initiative to invest in digital and green sectors
KKR to build out Chile's fibre network with Telefonica
KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Telefonica Chile’s fibre network for US$1 billion
IJGlobal Awards 2020 – North Americas Judging Team
IJGlobal is currently inviting submissions for its annual awards which celebrate achievements on deals across the infrastructure and energy sectors in all regions around the world, and for now we are delighted to announce our judging team for North America
New India telecom JV forms
Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX agreed to develop 1GW of data centre capacity in India during the next decade
Malaysia forming 5G SPV
The government of Malaysia intends to form a special purpose vehicle to manage the country’s transition to 5G
DFIs line up for Liquid Telecommunications bond issue
Three debt finance institutions have put in place orders to purchase up to an aggregate $187 million of a bond issue by Africa-focused Liquid Telecommunications
DNS buyers shortlisted
Potential buyers for the sale of German fibre group DNS:NET have been shortlisted, IJGlobal understands
Hudson to leave KPMG for public sector position
Nicholas Hudson, associate director of infrastructure and projects at KPMG Australia, has last week resigned from his position to take on a political advisory role
Calisen to delist in March after regulator's green light
Calisen has updated the market on its take-private timeline after receiving approvals from Ukrainian authorities
Avaio data centre venture secures institutional backing
Avaio Digital Partners, a platform focused on building sustainable hyperscale data centres in the Americas and Europe, has raised $375 million from a single institutional investor