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