Global Webinar | Data Centres - Evolving Funding Strategies
As demand for data centres surges -driven by hyperscaler growth, AI and high-performance computing workloads and expansion into new geographies - developers, investors, and lenders are rethinking how to finance this critical infrastructure to support fast, scalable and sustainable growth.
Join us for an interactive webinar featuring leading voices from across the digital infrastructure ecosystem. Hear directly from data centre operators, investors, lenders, and legal advisors as they share how financing strategies are evolving to meet the sector’s accelerating and increasingly complex capital needs.
We’ll explore the latest shifts in debt and equity financing, the move from single-asset projects to portfolio-level funding structures, new legal and risk allocation frameworks, and strategies for future-proof capital planning. From managing AI/HPC-driven capital expenditures to enabling cross-border growth and navigating exit strategy considerations, this session offers practical insights into how the next wave of data centres will be funded - at scale and at speed.
Discussion points:
Navigating demand-driven growth
- How are investors, lenders, and developers adapting to hyperscaler and AI/HPC-led expansion in Europe?
- What impact is rapid geographic and portfolio expansion having on capital strategy and financing structures?
- How are operators balancing growth opportunities with regulatory, execution, and oversupply risks?
Debt financing trends and market appetite
- How are rising interest rates and tighter credit conditions influencing data centre financings today?
- What innovations are we seeing in debt structures, such as StableCo/DevCo separation or multi-jurisdictional financings?
- How are banks and sponsors reassessing risk allocation and leverage strategies under current market conditions?
Legal and structural considerations
- How are legal frameworks evolving to support cross-border growth and complex portfolio structures?
- What are the key covenant, security, and documentation challenges facing pan-European transactions?
- How are GCs and external counsel managing evolving lender expectations around ESG, governance, and compliance?
Future-proofing capital strategies
- How are developers and sponsors ensuring financing agility in a fast-changing market?
- What role will capital markets, securitisation, and alternative financing play in future refinancing plans?
- What will sponsors, operators, and borrowers need to demonstrate to remain “bankable” in the years ahead?
- How are investors approaching long-term value creation and exit strategies in an increasingly mature sector?
Speakers:
- Mike Niekoop, Counsel, Clifford Chance (Moderator)
- Timo Buijs, Senior Director Project & Infrastructure Finance, ABN AMRO Bank N.V
- Matt Dunn, Partner, Clifford Chance
- Sébastien Kammerman, Director Financing, Infravia Capital
- Barry Power, Corporate Finance Director, VIRTUS Data Centres
- Natalie West, SVP, General Counsel, AtlasEdge Data Centres
This workshop will take place at 9am BST. Find your local time zone.
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