Green light for UK mega data centre

North Lincolnshire Council has given the go-ahead to the £3 billion Humber Tech Park, set to be 1 of Europe’s largest data centre campuses

BNP in talks for AXA IM acquisition, France

French bank BNP Paribas has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire AXA Investment Managers, the asset management arm of the French insurance giant, for a cash consideration of €5.1 billion

Final close for Quinbrook's net zero fund

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has raised $3 billion in total capital at the final close of its Net Zero Power Fund, including co-investments

APFC commits $250m to infra funds

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has closed $250m in infra fund commitments and upped its infrastructure allocation

Latham & Watkins hires UK senior partners

Latham & Watkins has hired infrastructure partners Pedro Rufino Carvalho and John Guccione in the London office from Patria Investments and Linklaters respectively

Quickline secures £250m fibre expansion package

UK fibre broadband provider Quickline has secured a £250 million debt package for its upcoming rural broadband roll-out across Northern England

AirTrunk, BDx launch APAC data centres

AirTrunk and BDx have announced Phase 1 launch of their respective data centres in Malaysia and Indonesia, joining the robust growth of the sector and advancing the adoption of AI technologies in the region

Stonepeak forms JV to develop data centre in Colorado

Stonepeak has formed a JV with American Tower subsidiary CoreSite to develop, construct, and operate an 18MW data centre named DE3 in Denver, Colorado

Goldman Sachs makes fundraising hires

Goldman Sachs has hired Tani Burge and Sydney McConathy into its alternatives capital formation team to focus on infrastructure fundraising in the UK and the US

Vodafone Spain, Telefonica agree fibre JV

Vodafone Spain and Telefonica have signed a non-biding term sheet to form a fibre company JV

AXA IM takes 20% stake in Rivage, France

AXA IM Prime has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Paris-based Rivage Investment, a private credit firm specialising in infrastructure lending

Ninety One in raise for emerging markets fund

Ninety One’s Emerging Markets Transition Debt fund has raised $400 million in initial commitments

ADC expands South African data centre

Cassava Technologies’ Africa Data Centres will be expanding its CPT1 facility in Cape Town, South Africa, by 6MW – effectively doubling its current capacity

CCPC investigates PTI’s Cellnex acquisition

Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has launched a “Phase 2” investigation into Phoenix Tower International’s acquisition of Cellnex’s Irish unit

Mirova backs West African renewables

Mirova has committed $20 million in long-term debt financing to ManoCap Energy, an IPP focused on commercial & industrial markets in West Africa