CVC’s much-anticipated €1 billion acquisition of DIF Capital Partners and the final 20% stake in Glendower Capital has closed, having pushed into Q3

French development bank Proparco has promoted Ali-Wafa Merchich to senior investment officer dedicated to private equity for the North Africa region

A KKR-led consortium has completed the €22 billion acquisition of TIM’s Italian fixed network. The telco is transferring the asset to FiberCop to facilitate the exit

Texas Municipal Retirement System has finalised a $150 million commitment to an SDC Capital Partners digital infrastructure vehicle

Swiss Finance & Property Group has made 3 secondary investments in infrastructure assets spanning the renewables, telecoms and transport industries.

The Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets has committed $15 million to an Ashmore-managed infrastructure fund focusing on Latin America

Nokia has reached an agreement to acquire California-based Infinera, a global supplier of open optical networking solutions, for $2.3 billion

Vasilis Theofanopoulos has today started a new position as chief investment officer at Greece’s Growthfund

Apollo has raised around $1.3 billion for its third infrastructure fund, SEC filings show

Cordiant Digital has refinanced its €200 million Eurobond facility alongside the repayment of a €30 million vendor loan

French manager Antin Infrastructure Partners has raised €9.69 billion for its fifth flagship fund, according to SEC filings

Microsoft has bought a 48-acre land parcel in Leeds, Yorkshire for £106.6 million from real estate business Harworth Group

Pennsylvania’s State Employees’ Retirement System has approved a $100 million commitment to an IPI Partners fund

AirTrunk lenders are preparing for a big refinancing ahead of a potential sale of the Australia-based hyperscale-focused data centre operator

Malaysia is planning to develop a 1GWp solar farm to supply green energy to the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone