Megadeals raise concentration questions
The moderator presents data showing that direct lending deal sizes have grown significantly, with average deal sizes approaching $400 million. All three panellists weigh in on whether the market is moving toward fewer but larger transactions with increasing concentration. Marc Ganzi highlights concentration risk among a small pool of investment-grade hyperscale tenants but notes strong investor appetite for diversified fibre deals. Mike Paniwozik and Ben Ensminger-Law discuss how scale of CapEx requirements and large balance sheet availability are driving deal size upward, while concentration risk remains a key constraint.