Macquarie consortium takes minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia by Kali Persall | May 12, 2022 A Macquarie Asset Management–led consortium has paid $610 million for a significant minority stake in Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia, a Southeast Asian regional digital infrastructure platform controlled by Provident Capital and PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya.
GRESB launches new reports addressing sustainability-related business challenges by Released | May 12, 2022 GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments, has launched two new products to help asset managers get ahead of emerging sustainability-related business challenges, with one focused on net-zero alignment and the other on TCFD requirements.
Orbital Energy Group sells U.K. gas business to nZero Group by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 Orbital Energy Group has agreed to sell its U.K. gas business, Orbital-UK, to nZero Group for an undisclosed sum.
DigitalBridge, IFM Investors to take Switch private by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 DigitalBridge Partners II, the value-added digital infrastructure equity strategy of DigitalBridge Group, and an affiliate of IFM Investors have agreed to acquire all outstanding common shares of Switch in an all-cash transaction valued at $11 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Morrison & Co announces new partnership model by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 Morrison & Co has appointed 14 inaugural partners across six countries as part of a new partnership model for the firm. Paul Newfield, CEO of Morrison & Co, said the move to a partnership model was a natural step in the evolution of the 33-year-old firm.
Cofinimmo takes ownership of two nursing and care homes in Belgium by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 Cofinimmo has agreed to acquire two nursing and care homes in Belgium for a total of €25 million ($26 million).
IFM Investors takes majority stake in Render Networks by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 IFM Investors’ private equity Growth Fund has acquired a majority stake in Render Networks, a global provider of construction management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for builders and operators of telecommunications, energy and utility networks.                         Â
Savills IM strengthens ESG team in line with net-zero roadmap by Kali Persall | May 11, 2022 Savills Investment Management has bolstered its ESG team as the firm publishes its Net Zero Carbon Pathway.
AyalaLand, FLOW enter into a framework agreement for data-center development in the Philippines by Released | May 11, 2022 AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC), a subsidiary of Ayala Land, and FLOW Holdings I Philippines Pte., the vehicle of FLOW Digital Infrastructure, have signed a framework agreement to develop carrier-neutral data centers across the Philippines, subject to mutually agreed upon terms and conditions.
Verbund acquires renewable portfolio in Spain by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 Austrian hydropower utility Verbund has acquired a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) portfolio of renewable-energy assets in Spain from Q-Energy, Reuters reports.
U.S. EPA pledges $65m for groundwater infrastructure improvements in Oregon by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $65 million of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans to the Rockwood Water People’s Utility District and the City of Gresham, Oregon to support their Cascade Groundwater Development Program.
Blackstone Energy Partners backs Geosyntec Consultants by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 Blackstone Energy Partners has agreed to make a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, an environmental engineering and design consulting firm that works with private and public sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving environment, natural resources and civil infrastructure.
JLC Infrastructure and Liberty Energy Trust to construct liquefaction facility in Massachusetts by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 JLC Infrastructure and Liberty Energy Trust have partnered to construct a utility-scale natural and renewable gas liquefaction, storage and truck loading facility in Charlton, Mass.
GI Hub and EDHECinfra formalize strategic partnership by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 Global Infrastructure Hub and EDHECinfra have formed a strategic partnership to establish a framework for cooperation, communication and information sharing.
Arcadia announces $200m funding round to expand data coverage for companies by Kali Persall | May 10, 2022 Arcadia, a climate crisis–fighting technology company, has raised a $200 million funding round, led by an inaugural investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Sustainable Growth Equity Team.
