Deconstructing Data Center Megadeals with DigitalBridge's Marc Ganzi

This week, data center pioneer and DigitalBridge CEO Marc Ganzi walks Will & Hiten through 2 defining transactions in the space: The $11B take-private of Switch, and the "metaphorical lockbox" financing for cloud-computing player CoreWeave, one of the largest-ever private debt financings. Ganzi gives us an insider look at the numbers, real estate intricacies and capital markets maneuvers that went into both deals – this is "how the sausage gets made" stuff in one of the fastest-growing and least-understood corners of the business.A shout-out to our sponsor for this episode, NYC-focused developer MADDPROJECT. They've launched a New York resi development fund open to accredited investors, and you can reach out to [email protected] for more information on it.Further readinghttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/coreweave-raises-7-5-billion-in-debt-for-ai-computing-push-99fd2241https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digitalbridges-switch-exploring-40-billion-ipo-report/https://www.digitalbridge.com/news/2022-12-06-digitalbridge-and-ifm-investors-complete-11-billion-take-private-of-switchhttps://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/05/18/how-marc-ganzi-bet-colony-capitals-future-on-the-next-gen-economy/