Digital Realty Trust announced as Gold Sponsor of 5th Finance and Investment Forum for Data Centers

London - 11 November 2011 – Leading international players will gather in London on 8th December for the annual Finance and Investment Forum for DataCenters, now in its fifth year with Digital Realty Trust announced as Gold Sponsor.
 
As the premier event in the sector focused on DataCenters as an asset class, with high networking values the first forum researched by BroadGroup, took place at the Cass Business School in London in 2007 and has since been recognized as the only annual international meeting point (www.financeinvestmentforum.com) for investors, operators, property specialists, and legal counsel focused on the DataCenter and Cloud sector. An Investor Dinner takes place on the evening of 7th December.
 
The objective of the one-day forum is to bring together stakeholders and players in the sector across finance and investment, to assess where the sector is heading and identify key opportunities. Discussion will also cover emerging international opportunities, the types of finance available, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising activity and business models.
 
“Digital Realty is delighted to take part in the 5th Finance and Investment forum for Data Centers,” commented Adam Levine, VP Sales at the company, “As a global provider of data center solutions, we support industry efforts to discuss the opportunities and outlook for the sector and look forward to contributing to the debate. With 98 properties located in 30 markets throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia we believe our perspective will add value to the event.”
 
This year’s event again includes a series of Investor Pitches where companies seeking finance in the sector will be provided with a unique platform and highly targeted audience.
 
Speakers at the event include among others Digital Realty Trust, Simmons and Simmons, RBC Capital Markets, J Rothschild Capital Management Ltd, eShelter, Barclays Capital, Devonshire Investors, CloudSigma, Digital Mines, GVA, Highbridge Properties, Ariadne Capital, CBRE, Jefferies, Brockton Capital, EBRD, AHV Associates LLP, and BroadGroup Consulting.
 
Sponsors include Digital Realty Trust and Simmons and Simmons. Media partners include Telegeography, Data Center Knowledge, The Strategy People, Data Center Post, Info Com. The official media partner for the event is Datacentres.com.

Contact Information

Philip Low

MD

BroadGroup

(44) 207 1995 732

enquiries@datacentres.com