Danny Alexander – to lead HSBC infra finance
Danny Alexander – best known to the UK infra community for his time in government – will in November take on the role of chief executive of HSBC Infrastructure Finance
Eurazeo closes Europe transition fund
Eurazeo has today closed its inaugural transition infrastructure fund at €706 million
BW Digital inks Singapore-Indonesia cable pact
BW Digital has signed an MoU to develop and construct a submarine cable from Singapore to Batam, Indonesia
Greenidge ups data centre capacity to 25MW, US
Cryptocurrency data centre and power generation company Greenidge Generation will expand the power of its 12-acre Mississippi bitcoin mining site to 25MW
q.beyond to sell German data centre
Cologne-based IT services provider q.beyond is to sell one of its data centres in Hamburg
NYSCRF makes $950m infra investments
New York State Common Retirement Fund has finalised around $950 million in infrastructure fund investments
Etana bolsters team with Govender hire, SA
Nersa licensed South African energy trader Etana Energy has appointed Jay Govender as chief commercial and legal officer
Argo increases stake in digital infra co, US
Argo Infrastructure Partners has increased its stake in Missouri-based TierPoint, the largest digital infrastructure investment in the fund manager’s portfolio
Upstack acquires Dever-based teleco
Upstack, a data centre directory firm, has acquired Denver-based Performance Networks, a telecoms consulting company
Travers Smith hires infra debt partner, UK
Law firm Travers Smith has hired Ryan Ayrton as an infrastructure debt partner in its finance team, based in London
Malaysia data centre financing takes shape
Yondr Group is in talks with banks to put together a debt financing for its upcoming data centre in Johor, Malaysia
Keppel forays into Japan data centre market
Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust and its sponsor Keppel Corporation are jointly acquiring a 100% interest in a shell and core data center located in west Tokyo, Japan, the second largest data hub in Asia
Bayfront’s infra ABS priced
Clifford Capital, a Temasek-backed infrastructure platform based in Singapore, has priced its fifth public infrastructure asset-backed securities deal and its largest to date
DFC makes Africa infra investments
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has made several Africa-focused investments across the infra and energy sectors to advance its foreign policy objectives and drive developmental impact
General Atlantic, Actis deal to close in Q4
General Atlantic’s acquisition of UK-based Actis is now expected to close in Q4 2024