IFC ponders loan for Togolese telecom company

The IFC is considering a €50 million loan for Togolese telecommunications company Togocom to modernise and expand its network in the West African state

First round bids in for Optus towers

The first round of bids for Singtel’s A$2 billion Australian mobile telecom tower operator Optus has been lodged today

Cellnex Italy acquisition gets authority's green light

Cellnex’s acquisition of the Italian portion of the CK Hutchison portfolio has been green-lit by the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza, the country’s competition authority

UK infra bank open for business

UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has formally opened the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), furthering the government’s plan to “level up and create new opportunities” across the country

Logos and Pure build data centre in Jakarta

Australia-headquartered Logos Property yesterday announced it partnered with UK-based Pure Data Centres to develop a data centre in Jakarta, Indonesia

LP commits to emerging markets fund

An institutional investor approved its commitment to investing in an emerging markets infrastructure fund targeting to raise $5 billion

KKR data centre platform developing UK campus

The data centre platform owned by KKR – Global Technical Realty – will build its first UK-based data centre in the Berkshire town of Slough

Allianz takes American Tower stake

Allianz has made its debut investment in the European tower infrastructure space with the acquisition of a 10% stake in the European arm of American Tower

Colorado town considers broadband P3

The Town of Windsor in Colorado has issued an RFI for the development of fibre-optic broadband services for residential and business property owners

Penta Infra acquires Danish data centre

Data centre services business Penta Infra has acquired a Danish data centre from Sentia Denmark

Converge builds data centre in Philippines

Philippines telecoms company Converge ICT Solutions is developing a P1 billion ($20.8m) data centre in Cebu

€33bn allocated for Connecting Europe Facility 2.0

The European Council has today adopted the EU’s second Connecting Europe Facility programme to fund the development of high-performing, sustainable infrastructure in the transport, digital and energy sectors

AfDB launches A$600m Kangaroo bond

The African Development Bank has launched a A$600 million, 5.5-year Kangaroo social bond which will be used to tackle energy and infra on the continent