GS infrastructure fund invests in data centre platform

Goldman Sachs and former Digital Realty executives have formed a new infrastructure fund-backed data centre investment platform and have closed an initial deal in Poland

Three Seas fund gains momentum

Polish and US government entities have committed further capital to the Amber Infrastructure-managed Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF)

EQT vehicle buys into Deutsche Glasfaser

EQT Infrastructure V has signed an agreement to acquire a 12% stake in Deutsche Glasfaser from its sister vehicle – EQT Infrastructure lV

I Squared acquires GTT assets

I Squared has emerged as the winner of the GTT auction, and will acquire the business for $2.15 billion

EnBW issues third €500m bond this year

German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has issued another senior bond of €500 million

Telefonica to create fibre SPV in Germany

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica is reportedly in the final stages of negotiation to establish an independent company for the deployment of a fibre optic network in Germany

MIDIS raises €1.2bn for sub-IG fund

MIDIS has raised €1.2 billion for a sub-investment grade infrastructure debt fund

Infracapital acquires Welsh fibre stake

Infracapital has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Welsh fibre broadband owner/operator Spectrum

Actis to acquire stakes in SA telecom operators

UK-based emerging markets investor Actis has entered into agreements to acquire stakes in 2 South African digital infrastructure firms – Octotel and RSAWEB

Asterion acquires Axión tower business

Asterion Industrial Partners has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in telecoms business Axión from AMP Capital

Orange kicks off fibre sale

Orange has become the latest French player to kick of a sale process of its fibre network, following peers Altice, Bouygues and Free

Telefonica to close on €5bn German fibre deal

Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to close a €5 billion deal to build a fibre network in Germany

Fund eyes first close

An infrastructure debt fund has fixed a date for its first close