The Tech Capital Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year Award champions the outstanding work of a company and dealmakers in closing an M&A transaction or restructuring, across one or more of the following sectors: data centres, towers, fibre, and space. Submissions must succinctly explain the deal in question and defend what makes the transaction a winner by, for instance, describing complex cross-border components, regulatory, an innovative structure and/or exceptional commercial success including healthy returns for investors, and how the deal might have set the tone for a market or laid a template for future transactions.

The 2023 shortlist includes:

&bull; 3i Infrastructure – For its investment to acquire a 100% stake in GCX.
&bull; Aligned Data Centers – For signing the definitive agreement to acquire ODATA.
&bull; AtlasEdge Data Centres – For its acquisition of Germany’s Datacenter One (DC1).
&bull; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – For acting as the Sole Underwriter and Bookrunner, Green Loan Coordinator, Sole Coordinating Lead Arranger, Admin Agent & Depository Agent for a multi-billion dollar global data centre transaction.
&bull; Vinson & Elkins – For representing Aligned Data Centers and its sponsor Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire ODATA.