Korea plans 1GW data center complex

South Korea plans to develop 25 data centers with a capacity of 40MW each, as part of a project worth up to $7.54 billion

Credit Ag MD to start at Barings, London

An infrastructure and energy managing director from the London team of Credit Agricole is reaching the end of his gardening leave and next week starts in a new role at Barings

Toob expands UK fibre footprint

UK full fibre broadband provider Toob has committed £18 million to growing its network in Gosport, Southeast England

Bain to take Chindata private

Asia Pacific-focused data centre operator Chindata Group has agreed to US-based Bain Capital's proposal to take the company private for an implied total equity value of $3.16 billion

IP Pathways acquires Missouri-based data centre

Iowa-based IP Pathways, a technology solutions provider has acquired Netsolus, a data centre and managed service provider

Green light for British subsea venture

A sub marine electricity superhighway has received planning approval from all relevant planning bodies, the National Grid announced today

Scala Data Centres invests in Mexican hyperscale facility

Brazil’s Scala Data Centers is investing around $80 million to build its first hyperscale data centre in Mexico – SMEXTP01 – in the municipality of Tepotzotlán, some 40km north of Mexico City

Cordiant to buy Speed Fibre, Ireland

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure is to buy Ireland's Speed Fibre from the Irish Infrastructure Fund for an enterprise value of €190.5 million

EQT fund sells stake in India's Coforge

EQT's BPEA Private Equity Fund VII has sold its remaining 26.6% stake in Coforge through a $924 million block sale

UPDATE: AirTrunk raises $2.9bn sustainability-linked loan

Asia Pacific-focused data centre operator AirTrunk has arranged an $2.9 billion-equivalent syndicated loan to refinance its corporate sustainability-linked loan

MEAG launches third infra debt fund, Germany

MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re Group, has launched its third infrastructure debt fund with a €750-€800 million target

Seraya Partners preps close of first fund, APAC

Singapore-headquartered Seraya Partners, the Asia-Pacific focused infrastructure fund manager, is nearing the close of its first main fund, IJGlobal understands

Netomnia funds Scots fibre expansion

UK-wide fibre to the premises provider Netomnia has invested £15.3 million to expand its footprint in Scotland

Standard Bank confirms Eastcastle debt, DRC

Africa-focused mobile telecoms firm Eastcastle has signed a $32 million facility with Standard Bank to bring the total debt for its $208 million mobile network towers project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo up to $92 million