HIG buys majority in PolarDC, Norway
HIG Capital has acquired a majority interest in PolarDC, a Norwegian high-powered computing data centre operator
Blue Owl bets on data centres with $1bn IPI deal
Blue Owl Capital has agreed to acquire digital infrastructure fund manager IPI Partners for around $1 billion as it seeks to cash in on the rapidly growing hyperscale data centre market
Enan agrees financing for data centre, Israel
The Enan Group has reached financial close on a NIS 410 million debt financing deal with Mizrahi-Tefahot bank for a large-scale data centre near Kibbutz Tsera
CalPERS weighs up infra fund commitments
California Public Employees’ Retirement System has evaluated potential commitments to infrastructure funds managed by Brookfield, KKR and TPG, according to recently disclosed documents
SA to launch infra insurance vehicle
South Africa plans to launch an insurance vehicle to boost private sector involvement and de-risk investment in infrastructure projects
Neuberger Berman forms private infra fund
US-based Neuberger Berman is in the process of forming its first private markets infrastructure fund, according to recent filings in Luxembourg
DTCP acquires stake in Atlantic Hub, Ireland
Digital Transformation Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Atlantic Hub as the Irish data centre developer plans a new campus in Derry, Northern Ireland
Italy, Retelit submit NBO for Sparkle, Italy
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and Retelit have made a non-binding offer for Telecom Italia’s sub-sea cable unit, Sparkle
Google mulls Thailand data centre
Alphabet’s Google is planning a $1 billion investment to build data centers and cloud regions in Thailand
Infranode, Lyse acquire Altifiber, Norway
Infranode and Lyse have acquired a respective 49% and 17% interest respectively in Altifiber from Dalane Energi and private minority shareholders
XpFibre’s US PP signed, France
Final signing has taken place on a US private placement – replacing a bridge facility – to complete the refinance of XpFibre’s roll-out across France
General Atlantic, Actis deal completes in UK
US private equity firm General Atlantic has completed its acquisition of UK-based Actis, creating a combined global platform with around $97 billion in assets under management