TIM defends deal despite shareholder opposition

TIM Group's chief executive on Thursday defended the company's proposed sale of its grid to KKR despite opposition from shareholders

Naver launches data center in Sejong, Korea

The Naver Corporation has launched its second data center, Gak Sejong, with a capacity of 270MW in South Korea

Gresham fund closes at £450m with LGPS backing

Gresham House has completed the final close of the £450 million British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II, securing backing from 8 local government pension schemes

NIDF signs loan for Nigerian internet build-out

Chapel Hill Denham’s Nigeria-focused infrastructure debt fund is to provide long-term financing to Tizeti, a fast-growing wireless internet service provider based in Lagos

Telefónica offers to acquire remainder of German unit

Telefónica has offered to acquire the 28.19% of shares it doesn't already own of its German unit

ADIA onboards for NetCo deal signing, Italy

Azure Vista has joined KKR in the signing of a transaction agreement to acquire the fixed network assets of TIM Group

Power Sustainable backs Vantage Data Centres

Power Sustainable platform Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit Manager L.P. has made its first investment through a term loan to Vantage Data Centers in North America

Meanings Capital launches sustainable infra fund

Meanings Capital has launched a sustainable infrastructure investment fund

AIIB calls for PPPs to address $5bn infra gap

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has called for private capital mobilisation for an estimated $5 trillion of infrastructure required among its 5 member countries in Asia Pacific

ST Telemedia goes for second Philippines data center

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers Philippines has started work on the second facility in its STT Cavite data center campus in the Philippines

TIM approves KKR offer for network assets

TIM Group’s board has approved a majority vote for KKR’s binding offer to acquire its fixed network assets NetCo and FiberCop – but have rejected a non-binding offer for TIM’s entire stake in Sparkle, TIM's undersea cable unit, for the second time this year

IJGlobal Awards 2023 – open for submissions

We are delighted to announce the launch of IJGlobal Awards 2023 – the biggest celebration of greenfield infrastructure and energy achievements in the international industry calendar

UPDATED: Balmforth joins Perella Weinberg, London

Ben Balmforth has started at the Perella Weinberg Partners team in London having exited Evercore Partners where he had been for almost 2 years

IFC hires Yokoyama as Japan lead

The IFC has appointed Tadashi Yokoyama as director for its Tokyo office

Ontario Infra Bank makes C$3bn debut

The Canadian government has established Ontario Infrastructure Bank to expand infrastructure investments in the province with a proposed C$3 billion in public funding at launch