Infrastructure

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund, International Finance Corporation, British International Investment, DEG, and Proparco have committed $160m in an anchor investment to the $600m Axian Telecom bond issuance.

The commitment by the European Investment Fund is backed by the InvestEU programme, which aims to unlock €327bn in green investments by 2027.  

Malaysia’s largest sector pension fund KWAP is providing an initial investment of around €100m to the fund, which is seeking to raise capital from other institutional investors.

FemoGas will use the funds to refinance and build liquid agricultural biomethane plants aimed at helping decarbonise Europe’s road and maritime transport sectors.

Bullfinch Asset runs a technology platform that helps manage and finance renewable assets such as solar panels, battery storage, chargers for electric cars and heat pumps.

The French infrastructure investor is betting on strong growth in the aerial services market in Europe. Eliance manages public contracts in emergency medical services, search and rescue and firefighting.

Ambienta’s majority stake acquisition of the Stockholm-based trenchless water infrastructure firm No Dig Alliance follows on from the launch of new small-cap strategy.

A new report from climate change think tank E3G proposes a blueprint to bridge the climate finance gap in developing countries.

The Scatec-owned project in central Egypt, to be operational in 2026, is being fast-tracked as part of efforts to alleviate the country’s energy crisis.

The investment in the platform CrowdBuilding aims to support the development of 100,000 sustainably built homes in the Netherlands by 2035.