DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpine Infrastructure Partners, LLC (“Alpine”), a leading provider of critical engineering, asset management, and administrative services to utility and telecommunications customers throughout the United States, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hexad Solutions Group LLC (“Hexad”). Headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, Hexad is a turnkey provider of engineering and development services to telecommunications companies and contractors across the United States. Hexad has scaled rapidly through technology-led engineering operations, deep industry experience, and a commitment to quality. The addition of Hexad further expands Alpine’s market presence as a comprehensive infrastructure services platform, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency for utilities and telecommunications...

Press Release1 April 2026 AFL reports an agreement to purchase a French covered bond vehicle AFL, the bank for local governments, announces the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of GE SCF S.C.A., a French covered bond issuer (société de crédit foncier). This transaction is part of AFL’s strategy to diversify its funding tools, with the aim of optimising its access to financial markets while preserving competitive, stable and sustainable financing conditions for French local governments, at a time when the country’s sovereign credit rating is deteriorating. Diversification of AFL’s funding tools Since 2024, AFL’s bond market funding costs – and more broadly those of French public-sector issuers – have increased significantly in the wake of the downgrade of France’s sovereign rating, which has weighed on financing conditions. Against...