I Squared Capital opens up in Munich

US-based infrastructure investor I Squared Capital has expanded in Europe with an office in Munich led by Yves Meyer-Bülow as fund partner

KKR mulls investment in Philippines telecom

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co plans to invest $400 million into the telecom sector in the Philippines

GDS to sell international data centres

GDS has confirmed plans to sell its data centres outside of China after reports that it was in late stage talks with Hillhouse Capital, Boyu Capital and CDH Investments

SIP launches data centre platform Verrus

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners has launched Verrus, its new platform company focused on building “next-generation” data centres after several years of the entity being in stealth

HIG Capital sells ICG Group to SPIE Group

HIG Capital has agreed to sell its German portfolio company, ICG Group, to SPIE Group, strengthening the Paris-listed company’s position in fibre networks

US earmarks $2bn for infra fund to outcompete China

United States Agency for International Development and other US state agencies are to receive $2 billion over the next 5 years to run an infrastructure development strategy to “provide credible, reliable alternatives to the PRC’s ‘hard’ infrastructure options”, according to the US FY2025 budget

Keppel, Mitsui MoU for APAC data centres

Singapore-headquartered infrastructure developer Keppel has partnered with Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan to explore data centre development and investment opportunities in Japan and Southeast Asia

Digital Core REIT ups stake in German data centre

Digital Realty’s Digital Core REIT has acquired a 24.9% stake in a German data centre through Digital CR Singapore 5 for €117 million from Digital Germany Holding, taking its interest in the asset to 49.9%

London CIV’s new CIO

TowerCo Uganda secures $40m for telecom infra

TowerCo Africa Uganda has secured $40 million in long-term financing to support the expansion of telecom infrastructure in rural Uganda

CPP joins consortium for Telecom Italia sale

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has joined the investor group acquiring NetCo – Italy’s most extensive telecoms network – from Telecom Italia

Final close for Stonepeak Asia fund at $3.3bn

US manager Stonepeak has reached final close on its Asia Infrastructure Fund, exceeding its $3 billion target with $3.3 billion in total commitments

Adani Energy Solutions eyes US private placement

Adani Energy Solutions, formerly Adani Transmission, is planning to return to the US private placement market to raise funds for its projects

Citibank, SMBC, JICA extend $261m facility to TDB

A group of financial and administrative institutions have extended a €240 million facility to the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank

Netomnia, YouFibre complete fundraise

UK fibre to the premises provider Netomnia and sister company YouFibre have jointly secured a £147.5 million from a trio of lenders