In Q2-2020, the US economy had its sharpest quarterly GDP decline ever with a historic 32.9% contraction on an annualized basis during the period, which is the worst figure since the US government began recordkeeping in 1947. This comes on top of the 5.0% decline during the first quarter of 2020, and represents a 9.5% decline YoY. The negative Q2-2020 development reflects the “stay-at-home” orders issued in March and April, which partially continued into May and June, and the overall economic downturn due to the coronavirus crisis.
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CEPRES DealForge shows recent Co-location/Data Center deals at 20.60x median EV/EBITDA, while the upper 50% generated a 44.16% median IRR versus 11.58% for the lower 50%.
Download the report to see what separates the strongest deals, where sector averages mask downside, and what is actually driving returns — before your next investment decision.
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Download the report to compare the AI and dot-com cycles across capital flows, defaults, loss rates, IRR and DPI—and see what the data suggests about how much of today’s AI-driven value could ultimately convert into distributions.
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