KKR to invest in independent telecom tower platforms

US-based investment company KKR today has announced plans to invest in Philippines-based telecommunication company Pinnacle Towers for the development of independent telecom tower platforms in the Philippines

UBS investor takes stake in US towerco

UBS Asset Management has made a strategic minority investment in Tillman Infrastructure (Tillman) on behalf of a large US pension plan

Stonepeak makes US fibre play in biggest M&A deal of the ...

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Astound Broadband in an $8.1 billion deal with current owners TPG Capital and Patriot Media Management

DFI to finance Myanmar telco

A development finance institution will provide a loan to a Myanmar information and communication technology company on an $80 million project

AMP approached with Ares takeover proposal

AMP has confirmed that it has received a non-binding public takeover offer from US-based Ares Management Corporation

November FC for 2 French fibre projects

French fibre company Altitude Infrastructure is set to close 2 FTTH projects at the end of next month

Experts to present infra opportunities at IJBrazil20

IJGlobal is over the course of the next two months hosting 2 events that will be of particular interest to people active across the Latin America infrastructure and energy markets

WBG recruits financial adviser

A World Bank Group member is recruiting a DCM adviser in Bangladesh

Telefonica and Allianz join forces on German fibre deal

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica and financial services firm Allianz have today entered a 50/50 partnership to deploy Fibre-to-the-Home in Germany

Airband bidders prep second round offers

Bidders are prepping indicative second round offers for a capital raise in rural fibre company Airband

CapMan Infra concludes fundraising, picks up co-investors

CapMan Infra has reached final close on its first infrastructure fund, while also bringing in new co-investors for an existing investment

CDC commits $40m to Liquid Fibre

UK development finance institution CDC is committing an addition $40 million to Liquid Fibre, Africa’s second largest independent fibre, data centre, and cloud technology outfit