Thailand has approved 3 data centre projects from local and international developers, representing a total investment of $2.7 billion

The African Development Bank has signed 2 agreements supporting infrastructure and energy projects on the continent

Italian asset manager F2i is preparing the launch of a second infrastructure debt fund and has made registrations in Luxembourg

RWE has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Telehouse, a data centre service operator

South African-headquartered banking conglomerate Absa Group has appointed Kenny Fihla as its new group chief exec, effective 17 June

EXA Infrastructure and Ultranet have put pen to paper on a deal to develop a fibre route between Milan and Genoa

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has raised $4.1 billion at the final close of its fourth fund, North Haven Infrastructure Partners IV

Globe Telecom has closed term loan facilities amounting to P10 billion each with BDO Unibank and the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company to fund capital expenditures, debt refinancing and corporate needs

Patrizia – alongside Universal Investment – has launched its first European long-term investment fund to raise capital for its infrastructure strategies from private and professional investors

Digital 9 Infrastructure has refinanced its £53.3 million RCF, which was set to mature on 17 March 2025

Crown Castle has agreed to sell its fiber business to Zayo and its small cells business to EQT Partners for a combined $8.5 billion

Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure developer Princeton Digital Group has turned a $105 million loan into green financing for its 22MW Jakarta Cibitung 2 data centre campus in Indonesia

Mitsui & Co is planning to acquire an operational 20MW hyperscale data centre project in Japan

Ignacio Imas, senior legal counsel at IDB Invest was chosen as the winner of the IJGlobal 2024 Latin America Rising Star award by an independent panel of judges, with one judge commenting: “He literally is the engine that gets deals done, and has demonstrated an aptitude for complex, innovative structures. He brings a very commercial approach to deal making.”