The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) has released a whitepaper titled Network effects: How data centre financing is reshaping loan markets in Asia Pacific, sponsored by Fitch Ratings and Latham & Watkins LLP. The paper is the first thematic whitepaper produced by the APLMA, examining the current state of the data centre financing market, unique challenges and features of the financing market in Asia Pacific (APAC), along with the key trends and opportunities for loan market participants.
“As data centers become established as critical infrastructure in Asia Pacific, the asset class is quickly becoming an essential part of the APAC loan markets, and we are seeing high demand from APLMA members for insights in this area,” said Philip Kam, CEO of the APLMA. “This paper underscores our ongoing effort and commitment to expanding the APLMA’s thought leadership programme and providing in-depth insights to support the sustainable development