EC approves MásMóvil, Orange merger, Spain
The European Commission has approved MásMóvil and Orange’s merger, subject to the mobile network operators fulfilling a commitments package
McAvinchey joins UKIB as Scot banking lead
Eddie McAvinchey has joined the UK Infrastructure Bank as director for banking and investments in Scotland
NOVA files for second infra fund
US manager NOVA Infrastructure has registered a second infrastructure fund and disclosed around $200 million of capital raised
UK fund manager to launch third sustainable infra strategy
UK-based asset manager Gresham House is gearing up for the launch of its third British sustainable infrastructure strategy with a £750 million target
Asterion launches third fund with €3.2bn target
Spanish manager Asterion has launched its third infrastructure fund, with a target of €3.2 billion and a hard cap of €3.6 billion
DataBank raises $456m securitisation
Databank has raised $456 million from issued secured notes in its fourth securitisation since 2021
Italy confirms debt for digital transformation
Polo Strategico Nazionale, Italy’s national strategic hub, has signed a €200 million debt package from a 6-strong lending club
Sequoia infra co-head steps down
Greg Taylor, co-head of infrastructure at at Sequoia Investment Management, is leaving his position to pursue personal ventures
Virtus announces 75MW UK data centre
British data centre developer Virtus has unveiled plans for a 75MW data centre in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire
Borealis buys Finnish data centre
Borealis Data Center has acquired the Kajaani campus in Finland from Herman IT, with plans to expand its AI and high-power computing capabilities
Grain Management completes Quintillion acquisition
Grain Management, a solutions provider for the broadband and communications industry, has completed its acquisition of Quintillion, a fibre connectivity provider for Alaska and the North American Arctic
Yondr, Marubeni partner for Japan data center
London-based Yondr Group and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation have entered into a partnership to develop data centers in Japan
PIH agrees to acquire MTS from Kazakhtelecom
Power International Holding has agreed to acquire Mobile Telecom-Service from Kazakhtelecom – Kazakhstan’s national telecoms company as part of a wider collection of contracts signed between Qatari and Kazakh companies
Final close for Infranity's impact debt funds
Infranity – the sustainable infrastructure arm of Generali Investments – has reached final close on 2 impact debt funds at €2 billion