EQT
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Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala Investment Company has bought a stake in Scandinavian carrier GlobalConnect from Swedish investor EQT. -
EQT has added two ESG heavyweights to its growing, global sustainability team.
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GlobalConnect has become the latest ICT firm to join the UN Global Compact initiative, a global scheme whereby private companies submit annual reports on their progress across human rights, labour law, environment and anti-corruption.
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The appetite for private-equity investment is seeing a new peak with both the private-equity owners of Zayo setting record targets for their latest funds.
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Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider Griffin has announced that Chris Forlano and Laura Hauser will join the company in VP roles.
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EQT confirms that the EQT Infrastructure V fund has held its final close at €15.7 billion in 'fee-generating assets'.
Forthcoming events
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Zayo is in talks to buy two other US carriers, Uniti and Windstream, according to an unconfirmed report.
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OneWeb changes teams; Adamo switches owners; Orange's 5G showcase; and Aqua Comms' Nigel Bayliff
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EQT through its EQT Mid Market Europe fund (EQT Private Equity) has agreed to sell Adamo Telecom (Adamo) to Ardian Infrastructure (Ardian) for an undisclosed sum.
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Stonepeak now owns a 50% stake in DELTA Fibre following an ownership shakeup.
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EQT Infrastructure V is to co-invest in EdgeConneX, alongside EQT Infrastructure, with each fund taking an equal ownership stake.
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Netherlands-based DELTA Fiber has turned to Nokia for its ongoing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) build as it deploys a next-generation optical transport network, based on 400G wavelengths.
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Cox Communications has bought the commercial side of Swedish investor EQT’s Segra fibre business for an undisclosed price.
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Swedish private equity investor EQT is making another attempt to buy KPN, this time with US investor Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, according to reports.
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Dan Caruso’s new company plans to offer customers access to cloud services on its first quantum computer this year, and to offer further models for sale in 2022.
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The investor that owns all of EdgeConneX and 50% of Zayo is expanding its operations into Japan.
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Telcos might give stable returns on long-term infrastructure, but stock markets don’t seem to like the industry, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray. That’s why private equity investors and pension funds are stepping in
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EdgeConneX has announced that its acquisition by EQT Infrastructure from an investor group led by Providence Equity Partners, has closed.
