DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Europe, KKR
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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KKR closes Global Infrastructure Investors V fund with $19.2bn to spend on infrastructure
Including data centers, energy, and other AI infrastructure
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KKR, Warburg Pincus explore possible UK altnet sales
As the UK altnet market battles lower-than-expected fiber take-up
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Bidders line up to snap up majority stake in French fiber company XpFibre - report
A second round of bidding is expected next month
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KKR and Singtel fully acquire data center firm STT GDC
Companies acquire APAC operator for $5.1bn
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European data center operator GTR secures $1.9bn from KKR and Oak Hill
Investment to fund European expansion
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GTR plans 24MW data center in Zurich, Switzerland
First phase due live in 2028
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KKR hires former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky for AI and tech advisor role
As it spends billions on its data center buildout
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European Commission launches probe into KKR's €22bn Telecom Italia fixed network deal - report
KKR said it has provided accurate information to the EC
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CyrusOne completes shell and core of FRA5 in Frankfurt, Germany
Plans announced in November 2021, construction began in December 2023
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Italian court rejects Vivendi's request to annul Telecom Italia's grid sale
Vivendi intends to appeal the decision
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Vodafone sells another 10% stake in Vantage Towers for €1.3bn
The stake sale is the final part of a deal agreed in 2022
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Hyperoptic secures £150m from UKIB to boost fiber rollout
The company has ambitions to pass two million homes
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KKR’s GTR delivers second phase of Slough data center campus
Company hands over 13.5MW building to customer
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Telecom Italia confirms fixed network sale to KKR set to close on July 1
The long-awaited sale nears a conclusion
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Fastweb sells shares in FiberCop to KKR for €439 million
FiberCop was set up in 2021 by TIM, KKR, and Fastweb
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EU gives approval to Telecom Italia fixed network sale, as CEO eyes future M&A opportunities
One step closer to slashing some of its debt pile
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KKR and SingTel competing against Stonepeak to acquire $1bn stake in STT GDC
Companies vying for 20 percent stake in operator
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Telecom Italia signs €1.5 billion bridge loan ahead of fixed network sale
The sale of its fixed business still needs regulatory approval
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Italian fund manager F2i to invest €1 billion in Telecom Italia's NetCo
Will give F2i governance and management rights
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Italian gov't approves Telecom Italia's €22bn network sale to KKR
One step closer to a deal being finalized?
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KKR requests extension for fresh Sparkle bid
First bid was deemed too low
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Telecom Italia faces Vivendi legal threat after it accepts KKR bid
Could ease debt by €14bn
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Vivendi ready to challenge Telecom Italia grid sale in court over KKR bid
Telecom Italia directors are due to meet next month to consider KKR's bid
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KKR submits bid for Telecom Italia's network grid assets
But will need more time to finalize the approach for submarine unit Sparkle
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KKR provides £75m financing facility to UK telco TalkTalk
The new facility will give TalkTalk access to additional liquidity for a term of around three years
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Italian gov't strikes preliminary deal with KKR to take up to 20% stake in Telecom Italia's landline grid
MoU signed that could help debt-ridden business
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KKR’s GTR to build 16MW data center in Barcelona, Spain
Company enters third market since launching in 2020
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Vodafone nets half a billion euros from latest Vantage Towers sale
Reduces its ownership in Oak Holdings to 60 percent