Data centers as an investment opportunity - capital allocation, bankability, and long-term value creation

2 September 2026, 2pm - 5pm

The Investment and Finance Summit, taking place within Datacloud USA and Metro Connect Fall, is designed specifically for the investment community and will bring together senior dealmakers from financial sponsors, institutional capital, investment banks, operators, developers and power providers to explore the key investment and financing trends driven by the AI boom.

These are closed-door conversations that will only happen at the Investment & Finance Forum. 

Investment Summit
Investment and Finance Summit

Why Attend?

✓ A dedicated forum for US digital infrastructure investment: The leading platform for investors across data centers and fiber, bringing together senior decision-makers to shape the future of the sector

✓ Meet the right capital partners and operators: Engage directly with LPs, GPs, banks and operators driving US deal flow

✓ Have the conversations that matter: Off-the-record, high-trust discussions on strategy, risk and execution

✓ Access the full ecosystem: 200+ senior stakeholders across investment, fiber, data centers, power and infrastructure

✓ Maximise networking and deal-making: Interactive format designed to drive high-value connections

Key Themes Discussed 

Navigating the future of US data centre and fibre financing 
Capital allocation and consolidation across digital infrastructure platforms 
The AI-driven demand surge: connectivity + compute convergence 
Capital structures, debt strategies & risk allocation 
Power, land and network access: unlocking scalable infrastructure deployment 
Public-private partnerships and infrastructure funding models 
US market focus: regional growth dynamics and investment hotspots 
Exit strategies and long-term value creation 

Who Should Attend?

✓ Private equity
✓ Private credit
✓ Asset management
✓ Investment banks / structured finance
✓ LPs / Institutional Investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth, insurance, family offices)
✓ Consultants / law firms
✓ Rating agencies
✓ LPs / institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance investors, family offices, endowments, funds‑of‑funds)
✓ Data center operators and developers
✓ Fiber network operators (last mile, middle mile, long haul)
✓ Energy and power providers
✓ Towers, grid and infrastructure players
✓ Hyperscalers and strategic investors
✓ Government and utilities

Secure your place at the Investment & Finance Forum

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