This course has been designed to introduce participants with little or no prior knowledge of datacentres projects to the necessary requirements for raising project finance debt for these assets.
Participants will learn about the key properties of datacentres as an asset class with specific features of financing,
as well as market dynamics.
Subsequently, they will be guided through the lenders’ approach to analysing the risks that are specific to these
projects, as well as understanding the various mitigation strategies available.
Finally, participants will learn about pricing dynamics, current outlook for data centres, and typical loan structures.
On completion of the course, participants will be equipped with a clear understanding of:
What are data centres?
- Infrastructure of a data centre
- The rise of digital infrastructure, market trends
- The emergence of clean energy drive
Risk Identification & Mitigation
- Sponsor / Developer Risk
- Construction & Technology Risk
- Energy Supply Features
- End Market Risk
- Regulatory Risk
- Environmental, Social & Governance Risk
- Key Legal considerations
An overview of key reference transactions
Recent examples of Project Finance or hybrid types of
financing for data centres
Loan Structures & specific Project Finance
features
- Typical Loan Structures
- Key Metrics
- Usual security package
- Due diligence pitfalls
The half-day course (3 ½ hours), which is delivered by live webinar is led by Audrey Caulliez-Louis, who shares her knowledge gained from over 25 years’ experience leading and structuring project finance transactions.