Holst joins EdgeConneX
Project finance veteran Eelco Holst joins digital infrastructure company, EdgeConnex, as VP of corporate finance this month
IMCO and Stonepeak renew commitment to euNetworks
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and Stonepeak have made renewed commitments to fibre network player euNetworks
ARTRS commits to MIRA fund
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has committed $50 million to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V
Private equity investor buys fibre provider
Private equity investor GI Partners has acquired a majority interest in Floridian fibre business Blue Stream Fiber
Equinix to buy 25 data centres
California-headquartered internet specialist Equinix has signed an agreement with Bell Canada to purchase 25 data centres on 13 sites in Canada for $750 million
LatAm debt fund raises $200m
The enigmatically-named Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital has raised $200 million for its first Latin American debt fund
Alinda acquires niche fibre business
Alinda Capital Partners has acquired niche fibre business Glide through its third infrastructure fund, Alinda Infrastructure Fund III
Iliad teams up with Digicel for Caribbean mobile
Iliad, the French telecoms company, has teamed up with Caribbean mobile network provider Digicel to share and deploy mobile services across the region
Austria invests in rural broadband infrastructure
The state of Lower Austria has approved €310 million in federal funding to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas
South Africa seeks funding for infra programme
The South African Government is thought to be exploring avenues for investment for a $20.5 billion infrastructure programme
Nautilus Data Tech raises $100 million
Nautilus Data Tech and Orion Energy Partners have raised a $100 million senior secured debt facility for 2 US data centres
Banks syndicate IP-Only debt financing
ING and joint underwriters Deutsche Bank and SEB have closed syndication on a SEK8.8 billion senior debt financing for fibre business IP-Only Group
KKR commits $1bn to data centre platform
KKR has committed $1 billion to form a data centre platform alongside entrepreneur Franek Sodzawiczny