In this episode of Global Market Outlook, partner Eric Klar discusses how data center financing is evolving and what that means for sponsors, lenders and investors. A big driver of this evolution is turnkey AI infrastructure and the need for highly specified, high-density data center builds, which often come with the challenge of access to power. This complexity is pushing project costs up and driving debt financing needs. Financing has become a strategic constraint that will shape the pace and extent of data center sector growth.
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