Bahnhof to develop Gothenburg bunker data centre, Sweden

Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof will develop a data centre in central Gothenburg by repurposing a historic World War II-era industrial bunker known as Bunkerberget

Paul Weiss appoints partner, UK

Paul Weiss has appointed Tom Levine as a partner in its London office, strengthening its Infrastructure Group with one of Europe’s most prominent digital infrastructure lawyers

BCE and PSP form US fibre infra partnership

BCE, Canada’s largest communications company, and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board have teamed up for development of fibre infrastructure in the US

Akin adds partner in arbitration practice, UK

Akin has announced the addition of Jonathan Brierley as a partner to the international arbitration practice in London

NTT to take NTT Data private, Japan

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone has implemented a tender offer to acquire the common stock of NTT Data and make it a wholly owned subsidiary of the company

Macquarie to take full ownership of TDC Group, Denmark

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to acquire an additional 50% stake in TDC Group from Danish pension funds PFA, PKA and ATP, giving the investor full ownership of the country’s largest telecoms provider

Power Sustainable closes financing for telMAX, Canada

Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit has closed a C$110 million financing for telMAX, who will use the credit facility to expand its broadband network throughout the Greater Toronto Area

IFC invests $30m in BEEL fund, Mexico

The IFC has invested $30 million in BEEL Sustainable Credit II, a private debt fund managed by BEEL Infrastructure Partners

SocGen invests in Voltekko Tech, France

Societe Generale has made an equity investment in Voltekko Group’s holding company, Voltekko Tech, a platform specialising in next-generation data centers through energy efficient operational environments

Final close nears for Ares Japan DC fund

Ares Management expects to hold a final close on a Japan-focused data centre development fund “in the near term”, according to Q1 2025 earnings

Stonepeak establishes presence in Riyadh, KSA

Stonepeak has established a new presence in Saudi Arabia, appointing Steven Ciobo and Fadi Kerbaj to lead operations from Riyadh

Infracapital co-founder Clarke retires, UK

London-based Infracapital’s co-founder, Ed Clarke, is retiring after 24 years at the company

TPG to acquire Peppertree, US

TPG has agreed to acquire Peppertree Capital Management in a cash and equity deal, valued at up to $960 million for the expansion of the firm into digital infrastructure

FC for Florida city broadband P3

The City of Williston, Florida has reached financial close on its fibre-to-the-premises network providing high-speed broadband services to its utility customers, IJGlobal has learned

CapMan weighs up third fund launch

Nordic asset manager CapMan is planning to begin fundraising for its third infrastructure fund in late 2025 or early 2026, IJGlobal can reveal