New player to invest A$1.5bn in Oz fibre
HyperOne, a start-up founded by Australian technology entrepreneur Bevan Slattery, yesterday (11 February 2021) announced the rollout of a fibre network being labelled as the country’s "first true private national fibre backbone project"
Smart cities fund attracts broad interest from industrial...
Paris-based Eurazeo subsidiary Idinvest Partners has held an initial €80 million close for its Smart City II Venture fund, which invests in energy, mobility and logistics startups globally
ISQ gains LP commitment from US pension fund
The board of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has approved a $50 million commitment to ISQ Global Infrastructure III
Telstra to start sale of A$4.5bn InfraCo in H2
Australian telecom giant Telstra is set to initiate the sale of its mobile towers in the second half of 2021 with plans to lock in bidders by the end of the year
Cellnex issues €2.5bn triple-tranche bond
Cellnex has completed a triple-tranche euro-denominated bond issuance worth €2.5 billion
Infratil appoints new CEO to succeed Bogoievski
Infratil has today appointed a new chief executive amid the ongoing sale process for its majority stake in Tilt Renewables
UK government warns over Libor future
The UK government has advised lenders not to extend loans over the Libor reference rate from this April, with the benchmark slated to be phased out completely by the end of the year
IJGlobal Awards 2020 – submissions pouring in
A bluffer's guide to submitting for the IJGlobal Awards 2020... the categories - new and old - and tips from the top table on how to win over the independent judging committees across the regions
FSI expands responsible funds offering
First Sentier has launched a fund for UK investors geared towards responsible investing in the listed infrastructure space
New England region issues RFP for FTTP
A state in the New England region is seeking a private partner to provide Fibre to the Premises and Voice Over Internet Protocol services
European fund bags another Asian LP
A North Asian institutional investor is a limited partner in an infrastructure equity fund
NBOs due for European telco
Non-binding offers to buy European alternative network operator Eolo are expected in the coming weeks
French fiber funded through green loan
A new JV has secured a green loan to fund the deployment and operation of a fibre network in Loire Atlantique in western France