{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a4c5de36-8260-4222-8e38-ff997dc73436/6adf47a5b50147298ba1feed?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘We’re investing in AI the cheaper way’: 3i Infrastructure’s James Dawes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44742e856e989985776/1793026756599-af3d47c8-b077-4c62-b943-903990967400.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Infrastructure lies at the very heart of the AI opportunity. There is no Claude or ChatGPT without data centres or power. But how can investors avoid overpaying for such prized assets?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>3i Infrastructure (3IN)</strong> is a £4.2bn trust that invests in physical assets that combine income and growth, taking advantage of trends such as digitisation, the energy transition and demographic changes.</p><p><br></p><p>Its chief financial officer James Dawes and the IC’s funds editor Val Cipriani sit down to discuss the trust’s new data centre investments, opportunities and risks across the sector and how to apply a private equity mindset to infrastructure.</p><h4></h4><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p><strong>00:47</strong> 3i Infrastructure’s investment strategy</p><p><strong>08:00 </strong>Megatrends driving investment</p><p><strong>14:45</strong> How rising interest rates and inflation affect infrastructure investments</p><p><strong>18:12</strong> Investing in a Norwegian data centre</p><p><strong>36:12 </strong>What&#39;s going on with DNSnet now?</p><p><br></p><p>You can listen to the interview, alongside all of our <a href=\"https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/podcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">other podcasts</a>, on <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/investorschronicle\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ACast</a>, <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/investors-chronicle/id951671327\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple</a>, <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5TFrcwwJaUOWv4f1LL3E38\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@InvestorsChronicle\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>.</p>","author_name":"Investors' Chronicle"}