Digital infrastructure is one of the most dynamic and high-growth sectors to be operating and investing in today, says Leslie Wolff Golden, global head of capital formation and investor relations at DigitalBridge.
A whole new IT infrastructure is being built to accompany France’s rapid fibre roll-out, say InfraVia Capital Partners’ asset management director Augustin Schneider-Maunoury and chief executive of the firm’s portfolio company IFT, Olivier Raugel.
From decarbonisation to digitalisation, transportation is a sector on the move, says Arcus Infrastructure Partners’ Michael Allen.
India’s National Monetisation Pipeline is generating exciting opportunities to invest in operational, yielding energy and transportation assets, says the head of the Edelweiss infrastructure funds business, Subahoo Chordia.
A range of lending propositions exist across project financing, acquisition finance and refinancings, says Jean-Francis Dusch, BRIDGE CIO and global head of infrastructure, real assets and structured finance, and UK CEO at Edmond de Rothschild.
Innovative structuring means investors can participate in the future upside of the revenue-generating digital infrastructure they deploy, says Rick Shrotri, founder and managing partner of Digital Alpha Advisors.
Fibre and data centre opportunities abound in the US, even before the pledged capital from Biden’s infrastructure bill starts to flow, says senior partner and head of Antin’s New York office, Kevin Genieser.
Tackling carbon emissions and water consumption combines responsible investment with good business sense, says CIM Group principal Jennifer Gandin.
Digital infrastructure has the power to either address or exacerbate global inequality, says Actis’ director of sustainability James Magor and global head of data centre operations Dalmar Sheikh.
Deployment in Europe is picking up pace; as use cases develop, 5G will have significant implications across towercos, fibrecos and data centres, says Elie Nammar, senior director at Vauban Infrastructure Partners.