BlackRock head of equity private markets steps down
Edwin Conway, global head of equity private markets at BlackRock, will leave his position on 1 May 2024 as the firm finalises its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners
Mayer Brown appoints Singapore partner
Mayer Brown has appointed Janelene Chen as a partner, effective immediately
Morrison hires Coker from UBS
Infrastructure investment firm, Morrison has hired Lee Coker effective early April 2024, from UBS
Five in pact for Thailand data centers
Five data center service providers have signed a MoU to develop and capitalize on the digital infrastructure market in Thailand
UPDATE: EAIF commits $39m to west African telecom bond
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and the International Finance Corporation have acted as anchor investors for a XOF75 billion receivables-backed bond issued by securitisation vehicle Fonds Commun de Titrisation de Créance to support West African telecoms carrier Sonatel
CMA launches formal investigation of Vodafone-Three merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal investigation into Vodafone UK’s merger with Three UK
UAE, Malaysia ink MoU for data centers
Malaysia has signed an MoU to develop data centers and digital infrastructure in the country
Philippines greenlights telecom project
The Philippines is backing a project to develop 25,000 common telecommunications towers and related infrastructure in the country
Lightstorm acquires 3 submarine cables from RTI
Lightstorm – owned by I Squared Capital – has signed an asset purchase agreement with court-appointed receivers in Delaware and Singapore for 3 of RTI Cable’s submarine telecom cables in the US, Asia, and Australia
EQT active infra fund faces slow fundraising
Fundraising for EQT’s active management infrastructure strategy is “taking longer” given current market conditions, the firm said in its 2023 year-end report
Blackstone raises $1.8bn for fourth infra secondaries vin...
US asset manager Blackstone has raised $1.8 billion at an initial close for the fourth vintage of its infrastructure secondaries strategy
DEG adds $20m to Adenia V commitment
DEG has today confirmed an additional commitment to Adenia Partner’s fifth fund