Driven by a market that has regained its liquidity and a strong need for investment in infrastructure, both new and old, the infrastructure sector is not short of opportunities. However, the players in the market must face competition from international investors and corporates. Eight specialists discuss how to stay ahead of the curve in this fast-changing sector, including risk-taking, deal origination, partnerships with corporates and new legal models.

Xavier Leloup: To begin with, we’re going to tackle the subject of new technologies. There is now a whole new dimension to the collection of infrastructure usage data. Athanasios, Infravia recently launched a 300 million euro growth investment fund specialising in this issue of data analysis.

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