CityFibre bags UK Project Gigabit contracts

CityFibre has been awarded 5 contracts worth more than £394 million through the UK government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit programme

EXA Infrastructure invests in Sicily operations

EXA Infrastructure has invested in its network connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, with upgrades planned for its Janna cable system and a new submarine route from Palermo to Genoa

NYSCRF makes $475m backing to DigitalBridge, Carlyle

The New York State Common Retirement Fund closed 2 infra fund commitments to DigitalBridge and the Carlyle Group in December

SMBC hires Credit Suisse banker for Asia role

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation today announced the appointment of Carsten Stoehr as managing director, deputy head of Asia Pacific

ADB hires country director for India

The Asian Development Bank yesterday announced the appointment of Mio Oka as its new country director for India, succeeding Takeo Konishi who has been promoted as ADB director general for South Asia at the multilateral’s Manila headquarters

EQT promotes Homayoun to executive committee

Swedish firm EQT has promoted Masoud Homayoun, current head of value-add infrastructure, to its executive committee in Stockholm

Vodafone explores options for Italian unit sale

Vodafone is exploring options with “several parties” to sell Vodafone Italia, the company confirmed in its quarterly statement

PIF launches Alat, clean tech manufacturer

The Saudi Public Investment Fund has launched a sustainable manufacturing platform with a focus on next generation infra

Infranity closes acquisition of Vantage Data Centres mino...

Infranity has closed a minority investment in Vantage Data Centres’ EMEA arm, the second time it is supporting the data centre operator in less than a year

IJGlobal Awards 2023 – APAC Shortlist

We are thrilled to announce that the final decisions have been made, unveiling the eagerly anticipated shortlist for the Company section of the prestigious IJGlobal Awards 2023 in the Asia Pacific region

IFT inks FTTH refi

Investissement dans la Fibre des Territoires has finalised a €3.1 billion refinancing deal related to its fibre to the home activities in France

Italian government makes offer for Sparkle

Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has made an offer to acquire Telecom Italia’s submarine cable unit Sparkle

Octopus sustainable infra fund targets 2024 final close

Octopus Investments’ fund targeting £500 million for growth technologies in sustainable infrastructure anticipates a 2024 final close, IJGlobal understands

Principal to launch second European data centre fund

Principal Real Estate expects to launch a second vintage of its European Data Centre Fund

I Squared Capital makes 2 senior hires

US-based investment firm I Squared Capital has hired Brian Collett and Michael Kumar as managing director and senior policy advisor respectively, based in Miami