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The group is also closely monitoring events in Catalonia, where about 13% of its portfolio is held.
The vehicle secures tie-up with local provider BBE and Chinese firm ZTE to finance fibre-optic network in Bretten.
Consortium is looking to buy a majority stake in the concessionaire for the Queen Alia International hub.
The £35m investment in WightFibre has also been supported by the firm’s greenfield fund, its third broadband investment.
The fund had been targeting proceeds above £75m to partly finance its maiden deals Down Under. But a spokeswoman indidcated its top investors might have over-allocated in past share placings and may 'not yet be comfortable' with the fund's Australian investments, its first outside of the UK.
However, national infrastructure plans receive lukewarm backing, according to a joint Global Infrastructure Hub and EDHECInfra study.
The ‘new frontier in European onshore wind’ is also said to be backed by the world’s largest corporate PPA. The deal is the second recent investment by the former Green Investment Bank outside of the UK since Macquarie bought the vehicle earlier this year.
The deal to buy a majority stake in euNetworks comes as the firm continues to garner commitments for its third fund.
The new vehicle – which could end up raising more than €4bn – will be seeded with MIRA’s UK gas distribution investment.
The deal allows UK investment firm Northill Capital to gain a foothold in infrastructure, ending a sale process that had been running for almost two years.