AWS plans NZ$7.5bn data centre investment in NZ
Amazon Web Services has unveiled plans to invest NZ$7.5 billion in data centres in New Zealand – starting in 2024
Goldman Sachs Oz appoints head of infra
The Australian arm of Goldman Sachs has moved up Nicole Beaven to head of infrastructure for ANZ
Smith takes on UKIB role
ING banking veteran Geoffrey Smith is joining the UK Infrastructure Bank as a senior banking adviser
Alexandria adopts state guidelines for P3s
Alexandria City Council has voted unanimously to amend its code and adopt Virginia's guidelines for P3s
Antin IPO values company at €4.1bn
Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its IPO, resulting in an initial 13.2% free float and valuing the company at €4.1 billion
InfraVia pushes into German fibre market
InfraVia Capital Partners and Liberty Global have set up a joint venture to develop fibre-to-the-home networks in Germany
Omani firms sign MoU for smart city pilot
Oman’s National Energy Centre has signed a MoU with oil & gas company Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the development of a smart city pilot project
CDC Group invests in African digital infra
CDC Group has given further details on its recent investments into African digital infrastructure vehicles which add up to a total of $50.9 million
BDx to study Singapore offshore data centre
Hong Kong-headquartered Big Data Exchange has partnered with 2 Singaporean entities to explore the feasibility of developing sustainable ocean data centres
LP to back Korean growth capital firm
A limited partner expects soon to commit financing to an infrastructure fund, managed by a Korean growth capital firm
Cumulus Growth secures investment for data centre
Cumulus Growth, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Talen Energy, has secured up to $175 million in investment from Orion Energy Partners
CrossBoundary Energy steps into Sierra Leone
Africa-focused power developer CrossBoundary Energy has agreed with Zoodlabs to develop a $2 million, 1.2MW solar plus storage project which will supply power to an undersea fibre optic facility in Sierra Leone
AMP Capital carves out new market in telecoms site-leasing
AMP Capital’s infrastructure equity business has ventured into the nascent market of aggregating mobile telecoms site leases
A&O hires tech M&A partner
Allen & Overy has hired Dario de Martino as a partner in its M&A practice in New York
Proximity Data Centres acquires Swindon facility
Proximity Data Centres, the UK edge colocation data centre provider, has added a new site based in Swindon to its portfolio