Data4 to set up shop in Poland
French data centre owner and operator Data4 is pushing ahead with its planned expansion in Europe and will open a data centre in Poland
Damkjaer takes role at AFC
Africa Finance Corporation has appointed to its board of directors Kirstine Damkjaer – the former chief executive of EKF, Denmark’s export credit agency
Secondaries fund bags Asian LP
An Asian-headquartered institutional investor has agreed to allocate capital to an infrastructure secondaries fund
IJGlobal ESG Awards – deadline extended
Due to popular demand – and possibly people getting their heads around a whole new set of criteria – we are extending the deadline for submissions to the inaugural IJGlobal ESG Awards
BTG Pactual takes InfraCo controlling stake
BTG Pactual is to purchase a controlling stake in InfraCo, holder of Brazil’s largest fibre optic network, from telecoms company Oi
Climate Finance Partnership raises $250m
The Climate Finance Partnership, a government-backed and BlackRock-managed blended finance vehicle focused on emerging markets infrastructure, has held a first close
Axiata in talks to acquire Link Net
Malaysian telecoms company Axiata is eyeing options to acquire a stake in Indonesia-based internet provider Link Net from interest holders Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners and Indonesian telecoms company First Media
SUNeVision to develop Hong Kong data centre
A SUNeVision Holdings subsidiary agreed to establish a 10 MW data centre in Hong Kong
BCIE opens first office in Asia
This week Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica, or Central American Bank for Economic Integration, started operations in Taiwan
Peru scopes out 5G auction
The Peruvian communications ministry has begun formal preparations for the country’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction
Shortlist out for Oz telecom deal
Five consortia are believed to have been shortlisted by Bank of America for the sale of Singtel’s Australian mobile telecom tower operator Optus
Stocche Forbes makes infra hire
Stocche Forbes Advogados has made a new hire in its infrastructure project development practice