Foresight to manage new listed infra fund
Foresight has been appointed as investment manager to a new infrastructure fund marketed by VAM Funds
BBGI secures new revolver
BBGI has secured a new £230 million revolving credit facility from ING, DZ Bank, KfW IPEX and SMBC
Third DWS fund close imminent
DWS’s Pan-European Infrastructure III fund is approaching a €3.2 billion final close, IJGlobal understands
Project finance securitisation likely launching this month
An Asia-based sponsor plans in June to launch a more than $400 million securitisation of project finance and infrastructure loans for projects in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South America with a dedicated sustainability tranche
Globe wins 799 permits for Philippines cell towers
Filipino telecoms company Globe Telecom has obtained 799 permits to build cell towers in the Philippines
SingTel announces asset sell off as a part of “strategic ...
Singapore headquartered telco SingTel has this week unveiled its restructure strategy which could see the company offload infrastructure assets including towers, satellites, subsea cables and data centres across Singapore and Australia
Ethiopia mulls second telecom licence
The ECA will decide on a new tender for a second telecom licence “in the coming months”, a source close to the process told IJGlobal
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