Agenda - Day 1

15:00 - 15:40

Exploring the Utilisation of Alternative Financing Structures To Fuel Growth - ABS & YieldCos

Moderator 

Edward Moser, Partner, A&O Shearman

 

Speakers

Thibault Sauvage, Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ 

Natalia Tsitoura, Partner, Capital Solutions, Apollo

James Fox, Managing Director, Infrastructure Debt, Ares Management

Marcus Da Costa, European Head of Capital Markets, Brookfield Asset Management

Xenia Sarri, Managing Director, DigitalBridge

 

2024 saw alternative financing structures being introduced into the EMEA datacenter space, including the first ABS, several YieldCos and an expansion of JVs with relationships between both investors and hyperscalers developing for operators. In what cases are these structures being implemented, what factors are behind their introductions, and what challenges and opportunities do they create? 

  • Chair

    Edward Moser
    Partner
    A&O Shearman

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    Thibault Sauvage
    Senior Director, Infrastructure Financing
    CDPQ

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    Natalia Tsitoura
    Partner, Capital Solutions
    Apollo

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    Edward Moser
    Partner
    A&O Shearman

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    James Fox
    Managing Director, Infrastructure Debt
    Ares Management

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    Marcus Da Costa
    European Head of Capital Markets
    Brookfield Infrastructure Group

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    Xenia Sarri
    Managing Director
    DigitalBridge