Vocus’ acquisition of TPG wins ACCC’s approval

The ACCC has cleared Vocus’s proposed acquisition of TPG Telecom’s fixed line business, enterprise, government, and wholesale customers, as well as its fibre and transmission networks

German infra fund, debt reform clears hurdle

Germany’s upper house has approved constitutional reforms that would lift historic borrowing restrictions and permit the launch of a €500 billion infrastructure fund

MUFG reshapes Asia project finance team

Japanese lender MUFG Bank has strengthened its Asia project finance team with 3 new heads amid the departure of its deputy head, IJGlobal can reveal

ADQ, Energy Capital JV for power generation

ADQ and Energy Capital Partners have created a 50:50 partnership for a $25 billion investment focused on building data and industrial centers in the US for power generation

Microsoft plans Malaysia data centres

Microsoft is planning to develop several greenfield data centres in Malaysia

CVC eyes private wealth infra launch

CVC is preparing the launch of an evergreen infrastructure fund to target private wealth investors, according to a 2024 results statement published today

Simpson Thacher hires securitisations partner, NY

Simpson Thacher has hired Niels Jensen as a partner in the capital markets practice specialising in securitisations in New York

Kazakhstan to open Central Asia data centre

Kazakhstan is planning to build Central Asia’s largest hyperscale data centre by 2030, following a major investment from Singapore’s GK Hyperscale

Ex-IFC Asia syndications banker joins ADB

Nitesh Agrawal, ex-senior syndications officer at the International Finance Corp, has joined the Asian Development Bank, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Equinix debuts with SGD green bonds

Equinix, the global data centre player, has raised $375 million from a green bond, diversifying it funding and investor base

Bridge DC wraps up $2.8bn loan, APAC

Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres has secured a $2.8 billion loan to expand its data centre portfolio in APAC

Thailand approves 3 data centres

Thailand has approved 3 data centre projects from local and international developers, representing a total investment of $2.7 billion

AfDB agrees African infra, energy financing

The African Development Bank has signed 2 agreements supporting infrastructure and energy projects on the continent

F2i preps second infra debt fund, Italy

Italian asset manager F2i is preparing the launch of a second infrastructure debt fund and has made registrations in Luxembourg

Telehouse signs PPA with RWE, UK

RWE has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Telehouse, a data centre service operator