Ares retail core fund hits $335m, US
Ares has raised around $335 million for a core infrastructure fund focused on retail and wealth investors, according to SEC filings
LACERA approves €300m InfraVia commitment
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved 2 infra commitments to InfraVia vehicles totalling €300 million
Vocus to acquire TPG’s fibre assets, Australia
Vocus and shareholders Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super have signed a binding agreement to acquire TPG Telecom’s enterprise, government and wholesale fixed business and fibre network assets for A$5.25 billion
TeraWulf signs 35-year lease for NY data centre
Bitcoin mining and high-powered computing business TeraWulf’s subsidiary Lake Mariner Data has entered a land lease with Somerset Operating Company, terminating the old agreement between the companies
NED to JV for Israeli data centre
Israeli data centre business NED will enter into a joint venture to develop 500MW of data centre capacity in Israel
Stack to launch sale of Italian business
Stack Infrastructure is launching the sale of its 4 Italian data centres as a single business unit
FirstLight Fiber raises Holdco debt, US
New York-based FirstLight Fiber has succeeded in raising $120 million in new strategic debt financing, led by global investment firm Sixth Street
DENV-R launches debut French floating data centre
French data centre startup DENV-R has announced the launch of its first floating data centre offering in Nantes
D9 appoints InfraRed to manage wind down, UK
Digital 9’s board has appointed InfraRed Capital Partners as its investment manager, replacing Triple Point Investment Management, to cover its managed wind-down scheme
IDB to review Peru telecoms financing
IDB Invest is considering granting Peruvian telecoms firm Cala Servicios Integrales a $26 million loan to expand its broadband coverage
Brazil 4G auction concludes
The government of Brazil has concluded its inaugural telecoms auction for underserved regions – 59 in total
BNP reaches first close on second junior debt fund
BNP Paribas Asset Management has today reached first close on its second European junior infra debt fund at €280 million
DC BLOX secures funding for data centre growth, US
Georgia-based DC BLOX, a provider of interconnected data centres, has secured a $265 million green senior secured credit facilities loan and raised incremental equity capital