EQT completes €2.3bn refi for GlobalConnect

EQT has refinanced its portfolio company GlobalConnect to the tune of €2.7 billion

Macquarie Capital backs SF data centre developer

Macquarie Capital has agreed an investment partnership with San Francisco-headquartered Prime Data Centers

Bidders prep second round bids for industrial parks

A number of prospective buyers are prepping second round bids on a European industrial parks business

Lazard’s Australian offshoot to launch in July

Financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard is restructuring its Australian business and will launch it as a standalone business early next month

France’s post-Covid infra recovery funding approved

The EU has approved €39.5 billion in funding for France’s Covid-19 recovery plan to be financed through grants until 2026

Arcano launches €300m fund

Arcano Asset Management has launched Arcano Earth Fund II, a sustainable infrastructure fund of funds with a fundraising target of €300 million

BAI wins London Underground mobile concession

BAI Communications has won a 20-year concession to deliver high-speed mobile coverage across the London Underground

Infranode fund exceeds €1bn target

Infranode’s second close has exceeded its target at final close with total commitments of €1.2 billion

Americas DFI to open Seoul office

Central American Bank for Economic Integration aims to establish an office in Seoul

NSW budget A$7.9bn in the red – funding increase for digi...

New South Wales’ state budget for 2021/22 unveiled today shows a deficit of A$7.9 billion following the sharpest economic downturn in more than half a decade

Georgia county issues RFP for broadband P3

The Development Authority of Lumpkin County has issued an RFP for a private partner to DBFOM next generation communication services to businesses and residents

Amber enters Oz digital infra sector

UK headquartered investor Amber Infrastructure has entered the Australian digital infrastructure sector with the acquisition of a majority stake in data centre platform iseek

PwC associate director joins 4D Infrastructure Australia

Gaspard Bidot, former associate director of infrastructure advisory at PwC, has joined 4D infrastructure, strengthening its investment team

Ajay Kavan joins KKR

E-commerce veteran Ajay Kavan has joined KKR as a senior adviser in London

IJGlobal Awards 2020 – the year everyone can attend

We are delighted to report that people are signing up in their droves to attend the 3 regional IJGlobal Awards presentation which will be open access from 29 June