M&A Explorer | Despite national regulatory differences and continued high financing costs, European infrastructure—including data centers, digital assets and renewables—provides increasingly tempting opportunities for private capital investors searching for strong and stable returns

M&A Explorer | Despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, US infrastructure dealmaking has boomed as investors seek the stable, long-term revenue streams and predictable returns that infrastructure assets provide

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