ADB raises $3.5bn from global bond

Asian Development Bank has priced a $3.5 billion 5-year global bond, proceeds of which will become part of the multilateral’s ordinary capital resources that fund various infrastructure projects

Empyrion secures maiden green loan, Singapore

Empyrion Data Centers has secured its first green loan of $99 million for its data center in Singapore

Segro raises £900m for investment pipeline

Segro has raised £907 million after it issued around 110.5 million ordinary shares, equivalent to around 7.5% of its issued share capital, to investors in a bid to expand its investment pipeline

DLA Piper hires infra, energy partners, London

DLA Piper has appointed 3 infra, energy partners to bolster its corporate and finance teams in London

Swisscom enters Vodafone Italy discussions

Vodafone has entered exclusive discussions with Swisscom regarding the cash sale of 100% of Vodafone Italy

AirTrunk starts Japan data centre work

AirTrunk, the hyperscale data centre specialist, has started construction on a 20MW data centre in Osaka, Japan

DigitalBridge files for second credit fund

DigitalBridge has submitted filings for a second iteration of its credit fund strategy, IJGlobal can report

NJFX completes asset acquisition from SubCom

NJFX Utility Service, a wholly owned subsidiary of NJFX, has completed the acquisition of several transatlantic connectivity assets from SubCom

Natixis infra head takes new role in London

Pascal Soldaini – managing director and head of infrastructure and energy finance in the UK for Natixis CIB – has started a new assignment within the London branch

DigitalBridge nears $3.2bn on third flagship

US-based digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge has raised around $3.2 billion for its third flagship investment vehicle, according to latest results

GDS inks solar PPA in Malaysia

GDS Holdings has signed a 21-year virtual power purchase agreement to supply solar power to one of its data centers in Malaysia

BNDES to finance fibre expansion

Brazilian development bank BNDES will provide ICT firm Proxxima Telecomunicações with a financial package to expand broadband and internet coverage in the states of Rio Grande Norte and Paraíba

Iliad Group, NJJ Holding agree to acquire Tele2 stake

Freya Investissement, an investment vehicle co-owned by the Iliad Group and NJJ Holding, has reached a binding agreement with Kinnevik to acquire 19.8% of Class A and B shares in Tele2, for a about SEK 13 billion

Freshfields adds Bell to private funds practice

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Ivet Bell as partner in its private funds and secondaries group, based in New York