Edmonds starts at Barclays, NY
James Edmonds, who IJGlobal exclusively reported this summer was exiting HSBC, has cropped up in a new role at Barclays in New York
Shell to sell European retail businesses to Octopus
Shell subsidiary Impello is to sell its home energy retail business, Shell Energy, in the UK and Germany to Octopus Energy Group
Fibrus secures cash injection for UK fibre growth
Northern Irish hyperspeed fibre provider Fibrus has secured an additional £35 million equity package to fund its network expansion in Northern Ireland and northern England
IJInvestor Awards 2023 – NY Judging Panel (so far)
IJGlobal is hosting an awards night to recognise infra fund and M&A activity in the Americas – staging an event in New York for the first time – and today we are delighted to announce the early members of the independent panel of judges who have a final say on all submissions
Meridiam closes Austrian fibre funding package
Meridiam has reached financial and commercial close on a €113 million PPP for a district-wide fibre network roll-out in Liezen, Austria
IIF gala dinner – a few tables remain
With only a few weeks to go until the Infrastructure Industry Foundation fundraising gala dinner in London – and a handful of tables yet to be filled – organisers are hoping to repeat last year’s success
IJInvestor Awards 2023 – London Judges (so far)
The time has arrived to announce the first of the London panel of judges to be signed up for IJInvestor Awards 2023 – a team of long-established infrastructure professionals who will hold sway over all categories… companies, transactions and people
Hallam Chow quits Mayer Brown
Hallam Chow, a partner at Mayer Brown’s Beijing office, has quit the law firm
Eastspring Investments gets new CEO
Prudential has appointed Bill Maldonado as the new Chief Executive Officer of its asset management business, Eastspring Investments in Singapore
Saudi TAWAL closes European towers acquisition
Saudi Telecom subsidiary TAWAL has closed the acquisition of mobile tower infrastructure units in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia from telco United Group
Tribeca’s infra fund attracts investor, Oz
Tribeca Investment Partners today announced the expansion of the Tribeca Asian Infrastructure Fund following a commitment from an Asian sovereign wealth fund
Soh takes up new role as SMBC co-head
SMBC has regrouped its structured finance team in Asia with 2 co-heads, followed by the promotion of Jeanne Soh as co-head of structured finance Asia
Italy approves 20% stake in Telecom Italia
The Italian government has approved a decree that will see the state take a 20% stake in Telecom Italia's network business
Google to invest $1.7bn in Ohio, US
Google plans to invest an additional $1.7 billion in Ohio to support its 3 growing data centre campuses in the state