UK media infra firm closes £350m refi

Wildstone, an Antin-backed outdoor media infrastructure provider, has completed a £350 million refinancing agreement, the first infrastructure debt raised in the out-of-home sector

Kingston and Sutton join London Fund, closes at £250m

The combined pension fund of the London Boroughs of Kingston and Sutton has committed £55 million to The London Fund, which closed at £250 million

Octopus Energy invests £200m in Deep Green

Octopus Energy has invested £200 million in Deep Green, a sustainable data centre company repurposing heat generated from data collection

Seth Tan joins OCBC from SMBC

Seth Tan has started at OCBC as the managing director and head of corporate banking China, he announced on social media yesterday

IFC makes $30m investment in African infra fund, AIIF4

The International Finance Corporation has made a $30 million equity investment in the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 Partnership to boost essential infrastructure development throughout Africa

GIP flagship fund in late stages of fundraising

Global Infrastructure Partners is in the “late stages of fundraising” for one of its vehicles, according to BlackRock chief executive and chairman Larry Fink in the firm’s Q4 earnings conference call

UPDATE: Africa50 fund reaches $222.5m first close

Africa50 has achieved first close for the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, securing $222.5 million in commitments

NorthC to enter Frankfurt data centre market

Dutch data centre operator NorthC has announced an upcoming 5MW data centre to be constructed in the Frankfurt area

Arlington County to make $15m SDC Digital Infra IV commit...

The board of trustees of the Arlington County Employees’ Retirement System has approved a $15 million LP commitment to SDQ Digital Infrastructure Opportunities Fund IV

BlackRock acquires GIP

BlackRock has agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners for about $12.5 billion in cash and stock in a move that further consolidates the infrastructure fund market

Google joins Chile-APAC fibre consortium

Google will join Chilean state-run infrastructure fund Desarrollo País and the Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia to develop a subsea fibre cable route linking Chile, French Polynesia and Australia

Louisiana Teachers approves $50m Stonepeak commitment

The investment committee of the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana has approved a $50 million commitment to Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund V

AIIB nets $3bn from sustainable bond

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has priced a $3 billion 5-year sustainable development bond, proceeds of which will be used for "infrastructure for tomorrow"

Blackstone promotes Assant to co-CIO

Blackstone has promoted Lionel Assant – its European head of private equity – to global co-chief investment officer, based at the firm’s London office