Amanda Gazal appointed COO at First Sentier Investors by Kali Persall | Nov 2, 2023 First Sentier Investors has appointed Amanda Gazal as its new COO, based in the firm’s Sydney office. She will step into the role in February 2024 and will take over for Gary Cotton, who has been interim COO.
Gaw Capital Partners, Sinar Primera to deliver data center in Indonesia by Kali Persall | Nov 2, 2023 Gaw Capital Partners has entered into a strategic partnership with Sinar Primera, an Indonesia-based developer of new economy real estate, to develop a data center in Batam, Indonesia.
Blackstone buys London, Edinburgh student housing for €424m by Andrea Zander | Nov 2, 2023 iQ Student Accommodation, one of the U.K.’s leading providers of student housing and a Blackstone portfolio company, has supported Blackstone in the acquisition from Downing Students of two high-quality, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets — Vega in London and The Mont in Edinburgh.
Foresight Group invests in pumped storage hydro project in Ireland by Kali Persall | Nov 2, 2023 Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP), Foresight Group’s energy transition fund, is backing the development of a new pumped storage hydro project in Ireland.
DC BLOX acquires 55 acres for $1.2b investment by Released | Nov 2, 2023 DC BLOX, a provider of connected data centers and dark fiber solutions across the Southeast, has announced the recent purchase and commencement of construction of a data center campus in Douglasville, Ga.
QIC founding partner Matina Papathanasiou joins United Nations Risk Reduction Investment Advisory Board by Kali Persall | Nov 2, 2023 Matina Papathanasiou, a founding partner of QIC Global Infrastructure, has taken up a board member position on the United Nations Risk Reduction Investment Advisory Board for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in recent months.
Veld Capital divests education infrastructure assets in India by Kali Persall | Nov 1, 2023 Veld Capital, a private credit and real estate specialist investor, has announced the portfolio sale of its education infrastructure assets in India to a large international private equity investor.
GLIL snaps up stake in U.K.’s largest mobile towers business, Cornerstone by Kali Persall | Nov 1, 2023 GLIL, a partnership of U.K. pension funds focused on infrastructure investment opportunities, is acquiring a minority stake in Cornerstone, the United Kingdom’s largest mobile towers business, from Virgin Media O2.
Bernhard Capital Partners to acquire Entergy’s gas distribution business for $484m in cash by Kali Persall | Nov 1, 2023 Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to pay $484 million in cash for Entergy’s gas distribution business.
Princeton University’s endowment yields 1.7% loss for fiscal year by Lewis Dayton | Nov 1, 2023 Princeton University’s endowment, valued at $34.1 billion, reported a 1.7 percent investment loss for the fiscal year that ended June 30.