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SMBC’s Takehisa Manabe on what makes a data centre bankable in Japan
The bank’s data centre portfolio includes AirTrunk’s $1.24 billion green loan for Japan expansion and Digital Edge’s $665 million green loan in Indonesia, both among the largest deals in their markets.
By Khamila Mulia
Editor APAC, The Tech Capital
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Takehisa Manabe, SMBC’s executive officer and head of structured finance, Tokyo. Manabe's portrait: SMBC; background picture by Satoshi Nagao on Unsplash.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, or SMBC, one of Japan’s three largest lenders, is deepening its push into the data centre sector as demand for digital infrastructure financing accelerates.
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