Berry to head new infra team at River and Mercantile
Ian Berry – former head of infrastructure equity at Aviva Investors – has joined River and Mercantile along with several former colleagues to establish a new infrastructure business
Pioneer raises €150m for first fund
Infrastructure investor Pioneer Point Partners has raised €150 million for its first fund
Orange sells fibre equity to institutional investors
Orange has sold a 50% co-controlling equity stake in newly created fibre network − Orange Concessions − to a French consortium.
Cellnex completes Sweden batch of CK Hutchison acquisition
Cellnex has completed its acquisition of 2,650 towers in Sweden from CK Hutchison
UK watchdog delays 5G auction
The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has delayed the 5G spectrum auction it was set to host this month due to disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Silva leaves Links after 14 years for V&E
Vinson & Elkins has hired a Latam partner in its New York office – Gabriel Silva who has joined the firm after almost 14 years working at Linklaters
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure plans listing
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure plans to launch an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange’s specialist fund segment
Eurazeo appoints infra team to manage new fund
A specialist 3-person team started today at the real assets division of French investment firm Eurazeo to manage the company’s new fund
Spanish fund-of-funds exceeds target in €300m capital raise
Spanish insurer MAPFRE and its partner Abante have closed their first infrastructure fund-of-funds vehicle, which invests in various MIRA strategies
Dutch pension funds mandate infra debt managers
Dutch pension funds have unveiled plans for a €2.5 billion push into infrastructure debt over the next few years
Peru launches 2021 infra PPP plan
Peru’s procurement agency Proinversión is looking to award 11 PPP projects in 2021, requiring an estimated investment of $2.5 billion
Link Group’s stake in PEXA up for grabs
Australian IT services company Link Group is reportedly considering the sale of its 44.2% stake in Torrens Group Holdings and its core asset PEXA
Downer bags A$300m Telstra contract
Downer Group has been awarded a 4-year field services contract by Australia’s largest telecom outfit Telstra, effective this month