TotalEnergies and Mistral announce a 3-year joint program representing an investment of more than €100 million aimed at developing a new generation of frontier AI models to support TotalEnergies' geosciences experts in the exploration, characterization and development of oil and gas reservoirs. Read more.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, have completed the acquisition of atNorth, a leading Nordic data center developer and operator with a scalable portfolio of high-density colocation and built-to-suit data facilities. Read more.
KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors V ("Fund V" or the "Fund"), a $19.2 billion Core+ fund focused on investing in critical infrastructure assets and businesses primarily in North America and Western Europe. Fund V, the fifth vintage in KKR's Global Infrastructure Strategy, is KKR's largest infrastructure fund raised to date. Fund V contributes to approximately $45 billion raised across KKR’s latest infrastructure vehicle vintages globally. Read more.
Orange and global infrastructure investor Morrison today announced the entering into an exclusivity agreement to create a jointly controlled data centre company located in France. The 50/50 joint venture would support the development and enhancement of Orange's existing French data centre portfolio, targeting capacity of 400 MW - nearly ten times its current capacity. Read more.
DigitalBridge Group, a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to digital infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners, one of North America's leading specialist investors in power and electric infrastructure, for a total transaction value of up to $1.05 billion. The consideration includes a base purchase price of $650 million, plus up to an additional $400 million of contingent consideration. The combination forms a leading alternative asset manager at the convergence of power, AI, and digital infrastructure, bringing together two specialist platforms with combined assets representing more than $150 billion. Read more.
Blackstone has today announced that funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure have entered into a definitive agreement to invest up to €2 billion in Eurowind Energy, a leading pan-European renewables developer and independent power producer. Read more.
Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners (“Bernhard”) today announced an agreement to acquire Cleco Group LLC (“Cleco” or the “Company”), from a consortium comprised of Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”) and Manulife Investment Management (“the Consortium”). Read more.
Cellnex has entered into a put option agreement regarding Towerlink France with Vauban Infra Fibre as part of its strategic focus. The €391 million contemplated transaction would reinforce the Group’s commitment to core telecom infrastructure assets. Read more
The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (“AIP”), MGX, and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”) (collectively, the “Consortium”), today announced they will acquire 100% of the equity in Aligned Data Centers (“Aligned” or the “Company”) from private infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and its co-invest partners. The transaction will fuel the expansion of next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure and implies an Aligned enterprise value of approximately $40 billion. Read more
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), has signed an agreement to divest a 50% ownership stake in Coalburn 2 to funds managed by AIP Management (“AIP”), a specialist investor in energy and decarbonization infrastructure. Once operational, the new project will be among Europe’s largest battery storage facilities, supporting grid stability and the integration of renewable energy generation. Read more
TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company, and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, have entered into an agreement to develop a 50/50 logistics joint venture dedicated to the implementation and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply solution at the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. This strategic partnership reflects the shared ambition of both French companies to work jointly towards the acceleration of the energy transition in the maritime sector. Read More
In the presence of the Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, ACWA Power signed today in Riyadh agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several international partners, aimed at creating a Green Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Export value chain between Saudi Arabia and Europe. The signing of these agreements and MoUs comes as part of the Kingdom’s pioneering role in enhancing global logistics connectivity and its leadership in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project, driven by its strategic geographical location that connects East and West. Read more