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KBRA Releases Research – Evolving Data Center Landscape: Insights & Implementation Breakfast—KBRA Event Recap

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases a recap of its Evolving Data Center Landscape: Insights & Implementation Breakfast, where structured finance and project finance professionals gathered in New York on March 12 to discuss key trends and developments shaping the data center market. The breakfast, hosted by KBRA, brought together industry leaders from across the digital infrastructure ecosystem for a series of panels offering distinct perspectives. The program opened with a discussion from a rating agency viewpoint on this dynamic environment, followed by market commentary from the featured speaker, KBRA’s Chief Strategist Van Hesser, and two panels featuring insights from issuers, operators, and investors active in the space.

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Caleb Murthy, Senior Analyst
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Brian Ford, Managing Director
+1 646-731-2329
brian.ford@kbra.com

Caleb Murthy, Senior Analyst
+1 646-731-1433
caleb.murthy@kbra.com

Brajean Ramos, Associate
+1 646-731-2417
brajean.ramos@kbra.com

Media Contact

Adam Tempkin, Senior Director of Communications
+1 646-731-1347
adam.tempkin@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
+1 646-731-2369
arielle.smelkinson@kbra.com

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