NFH locks in funding for German fibre expansion
German fibre platform Northern Fiber Holding has secured a €175 million funding package from the European Investment Bank to support an ongoing fibre roll-out in Germany
UPDATE: QIC refinances with sustainability-linked loan
Australia’s government-owned Queensland Investment Corp has refinanced a subscription finance facility for its infrastructure fund with a circa $300 million sustainability-linked loan
IJGlobal Awards 2023 – MENA Judges
Today we take great pride in announcing the judging panel for IJGlobal Awards 2023, unveiling a team of experienced industry professionals who will deliberate company awards for the Middle East and North Africa region
IJGlobal Awards 2023 – Europe & Africa Judges
It is with great delight that we today announce the judging panel for IJGlobal Awards 2023, revealing a group of established industry professionals who will deliberate the company awards for Europe and Africa
Arcano second FOF hits €331m final close
Spanish asset manager Arcano Partners’ second fund of funds has reached final close, raising €331 million above its €300 million initial target
UKIB backs Gigaclear roll-out
The UK Infrastructure Bank has agreed to provide Gigaclear with a £240 million debt guarantee as it expands its rural fibre broadband network
ADB appoints Konishi to head South Asia
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Takeo Konishi as director general of its South Asia department. He will concurrently serve as country director for India until further notice
Eutelsat signs agreement with Libyan telecom
Eutelsat OneWeb – the connectivity business unit of Eutelsat Group – has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology, the Libyan telecoms operator
LACERA plans $900m private infra investments
The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association plans to invest around $900 million in private infrastructure in 2024
Crusoe expands data centres into Iceland
Crusoe Energy Systems has expanded its global data centre presence through a collab with atNorth to collocate its Crusoe Cloud GPUs at atNorth’s Iceland data centre, ICE02
CCCERA commits $125m to EQT Infra VI
Contra Costa County Employees Retirement Association has invested $125 million in EQT Infrastructure fund VI
Kim joins Campbell Lutyens, Korea
Jintae Kim has joined placement agent Campbell Lutyens as a managing director in its Seoul office and will focus on building relationships with institutional investors across Korea
IJInvestor Awards 2023 – Rising Star, Americas – Syed Ahmed
Syed Ahmed – director of infrastructure and project finance at MetLife Investment Management – was selected by IJGlobal editors for the IJInvestor Rising Star of the Year in the Americas
IJInvestor Awards 2023 – Ratings Agency, Americas – Moody's
The independent panel of judges for the Americas selected Moody’s as the winner of this year’s award for the IJInvestor Ratings Agency of the Year in the region