UPDATED: UBS finances Norwegian data centre
UBS AM’s infrastructure debt platform has agreed to provide €50 million in financing for a data centre in Norway
Virginia locality issues RFP for fibre-optic network P3
A region in the Commonwealth of Virginia has issued an RFP for a private partner to DBFOM the Regional Connectivity Ring, a fibre-optic network that will interconnect 5 cities
DIF raises €1bn for economic infrastructure fund
DIF has completed fundraising for DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II after raising €1.012 billion
NZ$50 million in Infratil bonds up for grabs
NZX listed infrastructure investor Infratil has started the process to exchange company bonds that are due to mature mid next month
EIB / FIDIC sign a 5-year agreement
The EIB and the International Federation of Consulting Engineers have signed a 5-year MoU to foster cooperation on shared objectives and on effective procurement and contract management
ECA awards first telecom licence to Vodafone-led consortium
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has awarded the first of its 2 tendered telecom licences to a Vodafone-led consortium
MottMac hires digital infra whizz
Mott MacDonald has hired Binnur Guleryuz as vice president, digital transformation to work with the North American and global infrastructure advisory teams
NIB and SEB lend on Finnish fibre
The Nordic Investment Bank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken have provided a 5-year loan to Valokuitunen to roll out fibre in Finland
Ironbark’s new partnership to benefit Oz/NZ investors
Ironbark Asset Management has entered into a partnership with Canadian mid-market investor Fiera Infrastructure in a move that will give Ironbark access to Fiera’s flagship fund – EagleCrest Infrastructure
Thailand progresses 5G Smart City
Thailand state-owned telecoms company National Telecom has tapped 3 companies to develop the country's first 5G Smart City in Ban Chang city, Thailand
Digital 9 to raise fresh capital
London-based Digital 9 Infrastructure is seeking to raise an additional £100 million following its IPO in March
HICL adds sustainability-linked pricing to revolver
HICL has secured a £400 million sustainability-linked facility to refinance its revolving credit facility
Cheah joins infra finance team at NordLB
Gary Cheah, former infrastructure director at the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility, has joined NordLB as the German bank expands its presence in APAC
AIIB to invest $150m in Keppel-Pierfront fund
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank last Friday proposed to invest up to $150 million as a limited partner investor in the Singapore-based Keppel-Pierfront Private Credit Fund