Bpifrance, QIA add €300m to partnership
Bpifrance and the Qatar Investment Authority have strengthened their partnership while renewing a sector focus on the energy transition
CityFibre completes Lit Fibre acquisition, UK
CityFibre has completed the acquisition of Lit Fibre from Newlight Partners in the UK for an undisclosed sum
CAF approves loan to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean has approved a R$3.8 trillion loan package to reconstruct Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state after record-level floods
IFC to support STEP's Ethiopian telecoms roll-out
The International Finance Corporation is mulling a $350 million loan to support Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia plc in expanding its telecommunications network through the east African country
Spanish authorities approves sale of Vodafone Spain to Ze...
The Spanish authorities have approved the sale of Vodafone Spain to Zegona Communications for €5 billion, following various conditions being satisfied
KKR, IQGeo reach cash acquisition agreement
Funds managed by KKR and IQGeo have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition for the telco’s entire share capital – valued at around £333 million
Microsoft in major data centre investment in France
Microsoft has announced a €4 billion investment into France’s data centre sector following the signing of its first PPA in the country this month
AirTrunk opens data centre in Tokyo
AirTrunk, the hyperscale data centre specialist, has opened its second data centre in Tokyo
IFC plans $50m PI Fund V investment
The International Finance Corporation is planning an investment of up to $50 million into a Patria Investments infrastructure fund
EXA Infrastructure, HGC sign for Asian expansion
EXA Infrastructure has partnered with HGC Global Communications, an ICT service provider and network operator, to enable connectivity to EXA’s fibre infrastructure network
KKR core fund nears $10bn, North America
KKR’s open-ended core infrastructure fund has raised around $9.8 billion to date, according to SEC filings
UK gov clearance for Vodafone, Three merger
The UK government has cleared the merger of Vodafone and Three’s UK business, subject to several conditions
SACE opens Singapore, Vietnam offices
Italian export credit agency Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero has opened 2 offices in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Singapore to capture growth opportunities for Italian companies in Southeast Asia
BlackRock expands climate infra team, New Zealand
BlackRock has appointed Will Thomson as managing director, a portfolio manager in the climate infrastructure team in New Zealand, launching its franchise in the country
Solarpack, Meta sign deal for 210MW solar, Indiana
Spanish developer Solarpack has signed 2 environmental attribute purchase agreements with Meta from its 210MW solar portfolio in Indiana