Macquarie
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Macquarie Asset Management and PSP Investments will sell their 88% stake in AirTrunk to a Blackstone-led investor consortium. -
Macquarie Data Centres was joined by Australian cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil MP, to break ground at its newest data centre, IC3 Super West in Sydney’s north zone, which is being purpose-built for high-density and AI and cloud workloads.
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Macquarie Cloud Services has leveraged strategic relationships with Microsoft and Dell Technologies to launch Macquarie Flex.
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Telstra has been slammed by Macquarie Telecom’s Luke Clifton for a “cheap, sinister move that will worsen its already disgraceful customer service standards” after its decision to ‘potentially’ cut 2,800 staff members in favour of AI.
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Bloomberg has reported that AirTrunk’s owners, Macquaire Asset Management (MAM) and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments (PSP), are looking to sell the business for up to AU$12 billion (US$7.9bn).
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Digi Communications is reportedly in advanced negotiations to sell its fibre-to-the-home network to a consortium led by Macquarie Capital.
Forthcoming events
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Macquarie Asset Management has finalised an agreement with Enel to acquire a 40% equity stake in Open Fiber for €2.12 billion ($2.5 billion).
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Macquarie Asset Management has closed its Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V (MIP V) Americas infrastructure investment fund after raising $US6.9 billion - exceeding its $US5 billion target.
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Vocus Group has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with a Macquarie-led consortium to acquire the company for A$3.5 billion ($2.7 billion).
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Shares in Australian fibre network owner Vocus Group hit a four-year high at the end of trading last week after Macquarie lodged a binding offer to acquire the firm.
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Italian electricity company Enel has agreed that it will sell its stake in Open Fiber for €2.65 billion to Australian investor Macquarie.
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Macquarie Telecom Group’s data centre business has entered into a contract for the provision of 10MW of capacity at its Macquarie Park data centre campus.
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Italy is set to take the next step to creating a unified wholesale fibre network company by the beginning of December.
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Australian bank Macquarie has made a binding €2.65 billion offer for Enel’s 50% stake in Open Fiber, the Italian wholesale fibre company.
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A consortium of three bidders is in “advanced talks” to buy the former Interoute and possibly also Hibernia Networks for more than US$2 billion, according to reports last night.
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The creation of a single Italian network took another step towards realisation last week when Enel received a non-binding bid from Macquarie Infrastructure Real Assets (MIRA) for “the acquisition of the whole or part” of its 50% stake in Open Fiber.
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Australian investor Macquarie and an unnamed sovereign wealth fund are talking to BT about taking an investment in Openreach, its last-mile fibre and copper company.
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