TIIC to launch third infra fund

Portuguese infrastructure investor TIIC – part of Edmond de Rothschild’s private equity partnership – is launching the third iteration of its transport and social infrastructure fund, IJGlobal understands

STACK Infra closes $240m green debt financing package

STACK Infrastructure yesterday completed the issuance of $240 million in green securitised notes

Stening joins Eight Advisory as senior adviser

Chris Stening has joined Eight Advisory as senior adviser on its telecoms and digital infrastructure team after 7 years at Freyloe Consulting

CMA launches Phase 2 investigation of Vodafone-Three merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an in-depth, Phase 2 investigation into the Vodafone-Three merger after concerns that the deal will “leave consumers and businesses worse off”

Actis to acquire Swiftnet for $355m, South Africa

UK-based emerging markets investor Actis is set to acquire Swiftnet, with the aim of creating a "leading independent telecom tower platform in South Africa".

Sunway bags contract for Malaysia data center

Sunway Construction Group has signed an agreement worth $159 million to construct a data center in Malaysia

Pantheon names Leaf first chief executive

Pantheon Ventures has promoted Kathryn Leaf – current co-head of investment and global head of real assets – to chief executive, based in San Francisco and effective on 1 January 2025

EU Commission issues €7bn green bond

The European Commission raised €7 billion in NextGenerationEU green bonds on Tuesday

IFC mulls financing for Asia telecoms

The International Finance Corp is considering an up to $99 million financing package for a telecommunications project spanning 25 countries in the Asia Pacific

Tele Columbus completes €1.4bn refinancing

Tele Columbus has completed a €1.4 billion refinancing with its largest indirect shareholder, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, and a group of the company’s financial creditors, including United Internet

AFD and CDC recommit to STOA, plan €600m investments

Groupe Caisse des Dépôts and Agence Française de Développement have added to their investment in STOA Infra & Energy, as the impact fund plans to gear up operations

Eutelsat, Intelsat sign multi-year strategic partnership

Eutelsat Group and Intelsat have signed a 7-year strategic partnership worth up to $500 million for the development of Eutelstat’s OneWeb low earth orbit constellation

CBRE hires Oriol as private infra director

CBRE Investment Management has appointed Rocio Oriol as senior director of private infrastructure investments in its global indirect private infra team, based in London

IDB Invest issues sustainable bond duo

IDB Invest has issued 2 sustainable bonds in local currency to support renewable energy and infrastructure projects in Latin America

CityFibre acquires Lit Fibre from Newlight, UK

CityFibre has acquired Lit Fibre from Newlight Partners in the first of a series of UK deals CityFibre is expected to close over the next 2 years