Having this evening hosted the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024 the time has come to publish the full list of winners, identifying the great and good of the international infrastructure and energy community

The sale by Actis of South African fibre network operator Octotel was recognised by the judges for having “genuine social impact” over the course of the fund manager’s ownership during which it had an “impact linked a whole range of positive ESG outcomes”

The action taken by Compass Datacenters to drive change on the ESG front in a rapidly evolving sector won it the innovation category for the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024

Prime Capital has shelved fundraising on its senior infrastructure debt fund to instead focus on individual managed accounts, IJGlobal understands

European data centre developer Apto and Greek alternative investor Dromeus Capital Group have partnered to develop a €300 million data centre in Athens, Greece

Dallas-based cloud computing company DataBank has announced a $2 billion equity raise, led by AustralianSuper, which committed $1.5 billion

The London Borough of Newham has given planning permission to a proposed £750 million data centre in the capital

The City of Westminster local government pension scheme is planning to top up 2 of its infrastructure mandates by recommitting to new Pantheon and Quinbrook vehicles

Cloud computing company CoreWeave has secured a $650 million financing to support growth

The Asian Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have today each subscribed to Khan Bank’s $30 million green bond

The first 3 quarters of 2024 marked an 8% increase in infrastructure finance when held against the corresponding period from the year before, led by a rise in M&A activity, continued growth in bond finance and DFI lending, as well as a spike in refinancings

Four major US data centre businesses have invested a combined £6.3 billion in the UK’s data centre market, the UK’s technology secretary said today

Ares has raised around $335 million for a core infrastructure fund focused on retail and wealth investors, according to SEC filings