Hamilton Lane in double fund launch, US

Hamilton Lane has added 2 evergreen infrastructure funds to its range, attempting to draw further interest from individual investors

Ares joins data centre rush with GCP acquisition, US

Ares Management has acquired GCP International, the non-China business of GLP Capital Partners, in a $3.7 billion deal that would see Ares gain further exposure to the hyperscale data centre market

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

Coming over all a bit Enron…

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