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