BlackRock completes GIP acquisition
BlackRock on Tuesday 1 October completed its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, bringing to fruition one of the largest consolidations in the infrastructure fund landscape
IJInvestor Awards 2024 – Americas Shortlist
IJGlobal is pleased to announce the shortlists for the IJInvestor Awards 2024, identifying those organisations that are in the running for the top prize at the New York event
VEON sells TNS+ stake to DAR, Kazakhstan
VEON has sold its 49% stake in Kazakh telco TNS Plus to the DAR group of companies which act as the telco’s JV partner for $137.5 million
Salute secures investment from New Mountain Capital, US
Wisconsin-based Salute Holdings, a service provider for the data centre industry, has received an investment from funds managed by New Mountain Capital
Verizon, Vertical Bridge sign $3.3bn tower deal, US
Vertical Bridge has agreed to lease, operate and manage more than 6000 wireless communications from Verizon Communications for $3.3 billion
AIIB launches platform for concessional funds
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has introduced AIIB+, a digital platform aimed at matching external concessional and technical resources with its project pipeline
CyrusOne to build $200m data centre in Texas
KKR-backed data centre firm CyrusOne has launched plans to build a data centre in Dallas, Texas to serve its clients
Microsoft to invest $2.7bn in Brazil
Microsoft will invest R$14.7 billion over 3 years into cloud infrastructure in Brazil’s São Paulo state – the firm’s largest investment in the country to date
BlackRock, Santander sign for infra, energy
BlackRock has agreed to invest up to $1 billion per year in project finance, energy finance and infrastructure debt investments through an MoU signed with Banco Santander