Prime debuts in Spanish data centre market
US data centre developer Prime Data Centers has unveiled plans for a 40MW facility in Alcobendas, Madrid
ICG, Teras partner for Europe data centres
ICG Infra and Spanish telecoms investor Teras have launched Templus, a data centre platform focused on southern Europe
Italy approves Swisscom’s Vodafone Italy acquisition
The Italian government has approved Swisscom’s €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone Italy, keeping the transaction on track with its timeline for closing
Soluna inks $30m for green data centre, US
Soluna Holdings, a green data centre developer, has closed a $30 million financing from Spring Lane Capital for its 50MW project Dorothy 2, which is co-located with a 150MW wind farm, in Texas
BII agrees $30m telecoms financing, Tanzania
British International Investment yesterday agreed to finance the construction of new telecom sites in rural Tanzania
Houlihan Lokey adds debt advisory MD, Italy
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has hired Vieri Betti Guaraldi as a managing director in its European capital markets group, based in Milan
PAIX expands Ghanaian data centre
PAIX Data Centres is expanding the capacity of its operations in Ghana to 1.2MW to boost Africa’s digital economy
WorxInvest finalises Gimv stake acquisition, Belgium
Antwerp-based investment firm WorxInvest has finalised the acquisition of a 28.73% stake in Brussels-listed Gimv from Flemish Participation Company for around €375 million
AfDB funds Congo 3-story data centre
The African Development Bank will fund the construction of a 3-story data centre in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, as part of its Central Africa Fibre-Optic Backbone Project
CoreWeave raises $7.5bn for AI infra
Cloud computing company CoreWeave has secured a $7.5 billion debt financing facility led by funds managed by Blackstone, with strategic participation from Magnetar and Coatue
GDC sells Etix Everywhere to Infranity, France
Global Data Centre Group has agreed to sell its stake in Etix Everywhere, its European data centre platform, to Infranity for €108 million
Keppel makes leadership changes, Singapore
Infrastructure asset manager Keppel has confirmed leadership changes with Manjot Singh Mann becoming its chief executive of connectivity, replacing Thomas Pang
Banglalinks partners for 4G in Bangladesh
Banglalink, VEON’s digital operator in Bangladesh, has signed an MoU with Robi, a subsidiary of Axiata Group and Bangladesh’s 2nd largest mobile operator, to explore network sharing possibilities and expand the country’s 4G network
CIMIC bags Singapore waterworks contract
CIMIC Group has been awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Choa Chu Kang waterworks in Singapore worth approximately $107 million
InfraRed receives NBOs for German telco
InfraRed Capital Partners has received non-binding offers for its stake in the German telco Deutsche GigaNetz