Meta announces new strategic data center venture with BlackRock by Kali Arevalo | Jul 28, 2026 Meta and BlackRock have announced a venture to finance the development and operation of a data center campus in El Paso, Texas. Meta selected BlackRock as its partner following a highly competitive process.
Keppel to monetize legacy oil rigs with backing from Apollo by Kali Arevalo | Jul 28, 2026 Keppel recently announced a program to progressively monetize up to 10 legacy offshore oil rigs through its new private fund, Keppel Offshore Fund, which will hold a portfolio of offshore energy assets.
KGAL acquires German wind farm on behalf of Software AG Foundation by Released | Jul 28, 2026 KGAL has acquired the 21-megawatt Teschendorf wind farm in Germany from project developer Energiequelle under an individual mandate for the Software AG Foundation (SAGST).
Orange and Morrison to create data center JV by Kali Arevalo | Jul 28, 2026 Orange, a European telecommunications operator, and global infrastructure investor Morrison have entered into an exclusivity agreement to create a jointly controlled data center company in France.
Cook County commits $150m to Pantheon’s fifth global infrastructure fund by Elise Mackanych | Jul 28, 2026 The Cook County (Ill.) Pension Fund has invested $150 million in Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund V.
Kuwait Oil Co. forges $16b oil agreement with Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR consortium by Kali Arevalo | Jul 27, 2026 Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp., has signed a $16 billion lease-and-leaseback agreement involving its entire domestic and export pipeline network with a consortium of international infrastructure and institutional investors led collectively by Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to acquire Australia’s Epic Energy by Kali Arevalo | Jul 27, 2026 Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by its private infrastructure investment platform Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), is planning to acquire Epic Energy, an Australian gas pipeline operator.
I Squared’s Berde Renewables launches solar, BESS partnership with Sungrow and Solar Hive by Kali Arevalo | Jul 27, 2026 Berde Renewables, a Philippines-based renewable-energy developer and a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has partnered with Sungrow Power and its authorized regional distributor, Solar Hive, to help businesses in the Philippines and Thailand transition to cleaner, more reliable and more cost-efficient energy.
Longroad Energy broadens executive leadership team by Kali Arevalo | Jul 27, 2026 Longroad Energy is broadening its executive leadership team to capitalize on the current growth environment as the firm seeks to deepen its development pipeline, expand its execution cadence, and advance its artificial intelligence and data center opportunities.
Blackstone scales data center platform by Andrea Zander | Jul 27, 2026 Blackstone expects the emerging market for long-term ownership of stabilized data centers could eventually surpass $1 trillion as artificial intelligence drives demand for digital infrastructure, according to the firm’s second-quarter earnings call on July 23.
Macquarie’s managing director and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake to retire in November by Kali Arevalo | Jul 24, 2026 Shemara Wikramanayake, managing director and CEO of Macquarie Group, is set to retire in November, and the board of directors plans to appoint Greg Ward, who now serves as head of banking and financial services, as her successor.
MN8 Energy to acquire Greenbacker in $375m deal by Kali Arevalo | Jul 24, 2026 MN8 Energy Holdings, a scaled power platform with more than 4.3 gigawatts of renewable capacity in operations and under construction across 29 states, has agreed to acquire independent power producer Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. in a cash-and-equity transaction valued at up to approximately $375 million.
IFC and Proparco become investors in Actis’ Uluğ Enerji by Kali Arevalo | Jul 24, 2026 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Société De Promotion et de Participation Pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) have become minority investors in Uluğ Enerji, a private electricity distribution and retail group in Türkiye backed by Actis’ first Long Life Infrastructure Fund.
Meridiam announces refinancing of Netcity Telecom in Bucharest by Kali Arevalo | Jul 24, 2026 Meridiam and its partners have closed the €80 million ($91 million) refinancing of Netcity Telecom, which has operated since 2008 the underground telecommunications network in Bucharest, in a 49-year concession agreement with the Municipality.
Brookfield to acquire Aypa Power from Blackstone Energy Transition Partners in $7b deal by Kali Arevalo | Jul 24, 2026 Brookfield has plans to acquire Aypa Power, a North American battery storage platform, from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners. The deal represents an enterprise value of approximately $7 billion at closing, or an equity value of $3 billion.
