Brandon Howald

1 month ago | lexology.com | Brandon Howald |Taylor Hart |John Creedon |Michael Lee |David Harris |Peter Scherer

Ropes & Gray participated in Metro Connect USA, the largest digital infrastructure conference in the United States. Leaders from every sector of the U.S. digital infrastructure market gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 23–25. From fiber optics to data centers, the major industry takeaway is that the sector is active, growing and continuously innovating. Here are some key insights we’d like to share coming out of the conference.

May 24, 2023 | lexology.com | Amanda Persaud |Marko S Zatylny |Michael Kazakevich |Richard E. Gordet |Taylor Hart |Debra K. Lussier | +2 more

Infrastructure assets have provided stability and protection for investors, helping to sustain private equity (PE) deal activity and fundraising through a period of macroeconomic uncertainty. We examine what is driving growth in the PE infrastructure space and how fund managers are expanding beyond the traditional infrastructure categories to unlock new opportunities. These are challenging times for PE, as rising inflation and interest rates dampen deal flow and fundraising.