Mergers and Acquisitions

Data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions provider Digital Realty is to acquire a majority stake in African carrier-neutral data centre and interconnection solutions provider Teraco Data Environments.

Digital infrastructure provider, Equinix is to expand into Africa with the acquisition of data centre and connectivity solutions provider, MainOne.

Infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Sweden has reached an agreement with operator Telenor Sweden to acquire SDU fibre assets from the operator and its wholesale company, Open Universe.

Santec Corporation has acquired JGR Optics and OptoTest Corp.

Lumentum Holdings and NeoPhotonics Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire the latter.

Dallas-based infrastructure provider, InnerCity FiberNet has agreed to acquire connectivity solutions firm Gigabit Communications.

Private investment house Ardian, has made its first investment in the Spanish telecoms market with the acquisition of operator Adamo from EQT Private Equity.

Investment firms EQT and Stonepeak have agreed to acquire Netherlands provider, Delta Fiber.

Passive equipment vendor, Folan is to acquire British counterpart, Mainframe Communications in a move designed to gain a greater foothold in the UK fibre market.

Adtran and Adva have entered into a business combination agreement to merge the two companies.