A DECADE OF DATA CENTRE GROWTH SET TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT 10TH ANNUAL FINANCE AND INVESTMENT FORUM IN LONDON

London, 25 August 2016 - The European market for data centre services has risen 200% since the first Finance and Investment Forum (FIF) in 2007. As global cloud and data centre markets continue to bloom the sector is set to discuss the next decade opportunities at the annual event in London, now its 10th year.

FIF will take place on January 26th 2017 at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square will discuss the past, present and future of the industry. A prestige dinner will also be hosted on the evening of the conference with a special guest speaker.

As the only European event dedicated to investment in the data centre, co-location, hosting and IaaS sector for the past decade, it now counts as the defining deal making and networking attended by senior CFOs and CEOs from the operating sector, investors and professional intermediaries, private equity firms, investment funds, banks and legal counsel.

“We are in a period of unpreceded growth for the industry which is now a multi-billion dollar marketplace” says Steve Wallage Managing director of BroadGroup Consulting. “The stock price of leading player Equinix is up 500% in the last decade, illustrating how transformative this period has been.”

This widely acclaimed forum will in 2017 showcase a series of top international speakers including from the USA along with pitches from innovative start-ups, executive 1-1 meetings and analyst insight.

Providing rare exposure to key investors and influencers, FIF London provides high level analysis of the market for IT infrastructure assets and unparalleled networking among the representatives attending.

“The 10th forum will 2017 will take the temperature of the European and global markets and feature some of the exciting new start-ups who are able to demonstrate how the data centre and cloud industry can continue to propagate itself.”

Attendees will focus on existing investment prospects, new players seeking investment, new investment and acquisition opportunities, companies seeking disposal of assets, risk assessment, brokerage opportunities, IPOs, and professional service tendering.

For more information, contact:
John Vather, Marketing Manager + 44 (0) 20 7199 5730
john.vather@broad-group.com

The Finance & Investment Forum 2017
London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square
Grosvenor Square
London W1K 6JP