Data Economy announces first Finvest Summit and Awards for data centre and cloud investors, analysts, law firms and CFOs in Monaco

• Over 300 international delegates to attend premium event in Monte Carlo hosted in partnership with Datacloud Global Congress (2300 executive attendees)
• More than 900 delegates to participate in the black tie awards ceremony held in the spectacular Le Sporting in Monte Carlo
• Sessions to debate M&A strategy, private equity models, legal frameworks, emerging markets, digital infrastructure financing and much more

London, UK/Monte Carlo, Monaco – 10 December 2018 – Data Economy, a BroadGroup, Euromoney brand and the world’s only 24/7 media resource for data centres, cloud and Edge, is announcing the launch of the inaugural Finvest Summit & Awards due to take place in Monaco, on June 5, 2019, alongside the globally acclaimed Datacloud Congress.

With an audience of 2300 international executives expected to attend Datacloud, more than 300+ attendees will be participating in the Finvest Summit for what will be a day full of networking, deal making and ideas generation.

Finvest brings together the strategic and financial leadership of data centre, cloud, AI, VR, IoT, Blockchain, Crypto Mining, Towers and Edge firms with private equity specialists, financiers, industry investors, REITs, professional transactional and advisory firms, and government agencies.

With M&A activity continuing to break records year after year reaching more then $75bn in the last eight years alone, the event is timelier than ever.

Data Economy, in partnership with Datacloud Global Awards, will also host the world’s first Awards accolades that recognise excellence in financial and investment leadership in the sector. The evening event on June 4 will also include entertainment for an expected audience of 900 guests.

The Data Economy Finvest Awards include Law Firm of the Year Award, Real Estate Deal of the Year Award, Edge Investment Award and M&A of the year Award.

Nominations must be received by no later than Tuesday 12th March. Shortlisted companies will be announced during April, and winners announced on the evening of June 4th in Monaco at the black tie ceremony held in the spectacular Le Sporting in Monte Carlo and hosted by actress, model and charity campaigner, Joanna Lumley OBE.

“Finvest will set straight the agenda for investment within the global data centre landscape,” commented Jo?o Marques Lima, founder and editor-in-chief of Data Economy. “Monaco will be home in 2019 to the largest gathering of data centre executives in the world and it is with great excitement that Data Economy will be partnering with Datacloud to create a unique event which will combine networking, deal making and informative sessions with prestige for two days.

“Our value proposition is to put our delegates ahead of the game when it comes to new finance and investment trends and legal challenges. Tomorrow is today and Finvest will thrive by ensuring participants get the most out of their annual visit to Monaco through providing the right platforms for networking, learning and infotainment.”

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