EU players unveil Berlin data centre plans

Van Caem and Prea Group have announced plans for a €1 billion data centre campus in central Berlin

PAI buys majority share in Infra Group

PAI Partners has acquired a majority stake in Belgian multi-disciplinary network infrastructure services provider Infra Group

Peru to award $547m infra works

Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión is gearing up to award infrastructure projects for more than S/2bn

US DFC, I Squared to back infra projects

The US International Development Finance Corporation has approved a $300 million loan to support a $1.2 billion sustainable infrastructure development project in emerging markets, including countries party to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for prosperity

New Haven issues broadband RFP

The City of New Haven in Connecticut has issued an RFP seeking a private partner to plan, design and implement a high-speed internet connectivity solution via a public-private partnership called a P3 Mesh solution

A1 Telekom spin-off to go public

Austria’s A1 Telekom is driving forward on its plan to spin-off its telecom infrastructure assets by the end of Q4 2023

CyrusOne to build German data centre

US-based global data centre firm CyrusOne has launched plans to build a data centre in Frankfurt to serve hyperscale clients

Patria and Bancolombia launch infra fund

Cayman-based asset manager Patria Investments has formed a joint venture with Bancolombia to finance alternative investment products in Colombia

Blows crops up at Validus

Ashley Blows has this week started a new role at Validus Risk Management having earlier this year hung up his spurs at Natixis

Grain’s fibre expansion continues apace

UK fibre provider Grain has announced its network expansion to more than 20,000 homes in Hull, England is now live

Gujarat govt, Micron sign semiconductor MoU

US semiconductor giant Micron Technology and the Government of Gujarat have entered into an agreement to set up a $2.75 billion semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Ardian takes 50% in Mexican telecoms business

Ardian has signed an agreement to acquire a 50% co-control equity interest in MXT Holdings, a telecommunications infrastructure company based in Mexico, and is made through Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund V

JT-Ericsson ink 5G agreement

State-owned Jersey Telecom and Swedish tech firm Ericsson have signed an agreement to upgrade the Island of Jersey’s mobile infrastructure from 4G to 5G

EU consortium supports Polish fibre growth

A consortium of European lenders has committed PLN 5.1 billion to Polish fibre company Polski Światłowód Otwarty to grow the company’s national fibre network

NatWest boss exits for sell-side role, UK

A senior figure on the NatWest infrastructure and energy team in London is currently working out his notice, having resigned to take on a role at a sell-side advisory boutique