Digitalbridge Group, Inc. · NYSE:DBRG
Digitalbridge — Investor Day (May 2024)
137 slides from Digitalbridge's investor day presentation, May 2024
Slide 1: Investor Day 2024 Presentation
INVESTOR DAY 2024 PRESENTATION May 2024 1
Slide 2: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements relating to (i) our strategy, outlook and growth prospects, (ii) our operational and financial targets and (iii)
Slide 3: Agenda
AGENDA 1 4 SECTION SECTION INTRODUCTION FINANCIALS | Scale DBRG DBRG Profile, Roadmap – Fundraise, Invest, Scale DBRG Historicals, Simple Algorithm, 5yr Outlook, Scaling Team 2 5 SECTION SECTION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | Fundraise GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Private Markets Overview, Key LP Thematics, Pipelin
Slide 4: Introduction
DIGITALBRIDGE | INTRODUCTION
Slide 5: DigitalBridge is a leading global alternative asset manager
DigitalBridge is a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure As an Infrastructure Partner to the Digital Economy, we manage capital on behalf of institutional investors across five key verticals: data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, small cells,
Slide 6: A Leading Global Digital Infrastructure Asset Manager
I N T R O D U C T I O N A LEADING GLOBAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGER $80B $33B 100+ 25+ Portfolio AUM 1 Fee Earning Assets Digital Infrastructure Years of Under Management2 Professionals3 Experience (1) AUM as of March 31, 2024: AUM represents the total capital for which we provide investme
Slide 7: Operating on a Global Scale Across the Ecosystem
I N T R O D U C T I O N OPERATING ON A GLOBAL SCALE ACROSS THE ECOSYSTEM Data Centers Hyper- INVESTING Edge Infrastructure Converged Digital Cell Towers ACROSS THE Infrastructure DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM 40+ Small Cells Fiber Networks Portfolio Companies1 (1) Consists of DBRG managed Companies in the infra
Slide 8: What Is Digital Infrastructure?
I N T R O D U C T I O N WHAT IS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE? 8
Slide 9: Why Digital Infrastructure?
I N T R O D U C T I O N WHY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE? DALL·E 3 Sora Attractive sector characteristics position Digital Infrastructure as a growing asset class benefiting from secular tailwinds 9
Slide 10: Promises Made
I N T R O D U C T I O N PROMISES MADE FROM SIMPLIFY BECOME PURE DIVERSIFIED PLAY ASSET TO DIGITAL MANAGER 10
Slide 11: Promises Kept: From Diversified to Digital
I N T R O D U C T I O N PROMISES KEPT Sold $33B AUM Legacy Portfolio Hospitality Real Industrial Real Estate Estate FROM BrightSpire DIVERSIFIED TO Healthcare Real Estate Management DIGITAL Other Equity Legacy Investment and Debt Management 11
Slide 12: Promises Kept: Simplify
I N T R O D U C T I O N PROMISES KEPT De-REIT REIT (1Q21) C-Corp (1Q24) Total Debt $3.4B $0.3B De-Lever SIMPLIFY 1Q21 1Q24 4Q23 TODAY Investment Investment De-Consolidate Management Management Operating 12
Slide 13: Promises Kept: Become Pure Play Asset Manager
I N T R O D U C T I O N PROMISES KEPT DIGITAL PRIVATE CORE LIQUID INFRASTRUCTURE VENTURES CREDIT PLUS EQUITY Public Software Financing Long- Market Powering the Digital Duration, ‘Value-Add’ Digital Investing Next-Gen Infrastructure Equity Investing BECOME PURE Economy Stabilized Networks Assets on
Slide 14: Milestones of a Transformation
I N T R O D U C T I O N MILESTONES OF A TRANSFORMATION DigitalBridge Group transitions from REIT to C-Corp Company rebrands to Marc Ganzi OPTIMIZED STRUCTURE DigitalBridge expands Operating segment DigitalBridge assumes CEO role, product offerings: credit, deconsolidated, new management Wellness inf
Slide 15: A Strategic Transformation
A STRATEGIC TRANSFORMANTION 15
Slide 16: An Alternative Way to Invest in Digital Infrastructure
I N T R O D U C T I O N AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO INVEST IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE A LT E R N AT I V E I N V E S T M E N T F R A M E W O R K TRADITIONAL DIGITAL ASSET- ECOSYSTEM HIGH-GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTING LIGHT INVESTING Capital-intensive ownership of digital Highly-scalable, agile Full Stack
Slide 17: Highly Scalable
I N T R O D U C T I O N HIGHLY SCALABLE DIGITAL ASSET RANKINGS 1. American Tower 2. Equinix We have rapidly built a market leader, leveraging an agile, capital efficient 3. investment framework 4. Crown Castle 5. Digital Realty 6. SBA Communications Note: Ranking based on DBRG AUM of Portfolio Compa
Slide 18: Third Largest Independent Global Data Center Footprint
I N T R O D U C T I O N 6 THIRD LARGEST INDEPENDENT GLOBAL Global Data Center Platforms DATA CENTER FOOTPRINT 1 170+ Data Centers 70+ Markets 20M+ Sq. Ft. D i g i t a l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e 4GW+ of Leased Capacity In Place or In Development Across the DBRG Platform2 DATA CENTERS Source: 1) Co
Slide 19: Top Five Independent Global Tower Portfolio
I N T R O D U C T I O N TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT GLOBAL TOWER 8 PORTFOLIO (1) Tower Companies Globally 89,000+ Active Sites 10+ Countries D i g i t a l I n f r a s t r u c t u r e DATA CENTERS Sources: 1) TowerXchange Research (Exc China) and 1) Company websites: American Tower 224,000+ global assets; S
Slide 20: FEEUM & AUM Growth Since Last Investor Day
I N T R O D U C T I O N FEEUM & AUM GROWTH SINCE LAST INVESTOR DAY… ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT FEE EARNING EQUITY UNDER MANAGEMENT (“AUM”) (“FEEUM”) $80.1B $32.5B 36% = 36% CAGR CAGR $32.0B $12.9B 1Q21 1Q24 1Q21 1Q24 20
Slide 21: The Next Stage: Expanding Multi-Strategy Asset Manager
I N T R O D U C T I O N THE NEXT STAGE: EXPANDING MULTI-STRATEGY ASSET MANAGER DIGITAL CO-INVEST INFRASTRUCTURE INFRABRIDGE CORE LIQUID PRIVATE PLUS Portfolio EQUITY Digital+ middle VENTURES expansion market infra equity Public CREDIT Long-Duration, capital ‘Value-Add’ Digital Infrastructure Market
Slide 22: Investment Solutions Across the Digital Infra Ecosystem
I N T R O D U C T I O N INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE DIGITAL INFRA ECOSYSTEM Expanding our capabilities to match capital with the right risk- adjusted opportunity across the digital ecosystem Strategy Overview Our Core equity strategy is centered around investing in stabilized, high- Core quality
Slide 23: DBRG Roadmap
I N T R O D U C T I O N DBRG ROADMAP PRIMED TO GENERATE LONG-TERM INVEST SHAREHOLDER VALUE BY SCALING OUR LEADING DIGITAL INFRA PLATFORM With our transformation complete, the Business Strategy is focused on building momentum within the DigitalBridge FUNDRAISE flywheel, scaling our platform to suppor
Slide 24: The DBRG Investment Case
I N T R O D U C T I O N THE DBRG INVESTMENT CASE AI-POWERED DIGITAL SIMPLE, SECULAR INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH-GROWTH TAILWINDS SPECIALISTS BUSINESS MODEL At the Intersection of Leveraging Deep Relationships Entering the Next Phase Supply & Demand to Grow with the Asset Class of Growth 24
Slide 25: Investment Management: Fundraise
2 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Fundraise 25
Slide 26: Fundraise – Takeaways
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T INVEST FUNDRAISE – 3 TAKEAWAYS FUNDRAISE SCALE - DBRG ALTS – A LARGE AND MULTI-STRATEGY DBRG – THE PARTNER GROWING SECTOR OPPORTUNITY OF CHOICE DigitalBridge is addressing a We are in the initial stages of We are the leading scaled player huge TAM in a fast-gr
Slide 27: Private Markets Overview
PRIVATE MARKETS OVERVIEW DIGITALBRIDGE
Slide 28: Alternatives: The Growing Piece of a Very Big Pie
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T ALTERNATIVES… THE GROWING PIECE OF A VERY BIG PIE Over the past 10 years, Alternatives AUM has grown from $4 trillion to $16 trillion, quadrupling in value and doubling market share. At only 6% today, a significant opportunity remains to continue expanding and
Slide 29: Private Markets – Resilient Performance
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T PRIVATE MARKETS – RESILIENT PERFORMANCE Capital gravitates to where its treated well…steady returns and consistent outperformance attract investors. PRIVATE EQUITY RETURNS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT1 OUTPERFORMANCE TO GLOBAL PUBLIC MARKETS 1,2 Dot Com Global Crash F
Slide 30: Drive a Growing Appreciation for the Sector
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T DRIVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR THE SECTOR… Durable, recurring revenue streams and cash flows increasingly appreciated by public market investors…long-dated cash flows with investment grade counterparties reminiscent of another attractive investment thematic,
Slide 31: Infrastructure: A Fast-Growing Alternative
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T INFRASTRUCTURE…A FAST-GROWING ALTERNATIVE Infrastructure AUM has reached $1.4T, increasing its share of alternatives from 6% to 9% over the past 10 years. % Infra % of Total $16T Infrastructure AUM 18% CAGR (2013 – 2023) $1.4T $7T $0.6T $4T $0.3T 6% 8% 9% 2013
Slide 32: Digital's Growing Share of Infrastructure
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T DIGITAL’S GROWING SHARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE Within the Infrastructure sector, Digital Infrastructure is expanding its share. As deal flow accelerates, AUM rotation into digital assets will follow recent deal activity of 20-25% of infra assets over the next 5-10
Slide 33: In Summary: We Are Taking Share in a Growing Market
I N V E S T M E N T M A N A G E M E N T IN SUMMARY…WE ARE TAKING SHARE IN A GROWING MARKET DBRG’s secular tailwinds aren’t just in digital infrastructure, institutional allocation to the sector marches higher GROWING ALTS… GROWING INFRA… …GROWING DBRG $33B $16T $1.4T 18% 21% 37% CAGR CAGR CAGR $0.6T
Slide 34: Fundraising Dynamics Today
FUNDRAISING DYNAMICS TODAY 34
Slide 35: Fundraising Dynamics Today
F U N D R A I S E FUNDRAISING DYNAMICS TODAY MACRO SCALE & THE DPI IMPACTS SPECIALIZATION ISSUE Changing macro conditions During uncertain times, LPs ‘DPI is The New IRR’ impacted fundraising increasingly focus on alpha Lack of realizations momentum in ’22 and ‘23 generation via leading, scaled impa
Slide 36: Fundraising Macro
F U N D R A I S E FUNDRAISING Alternatives Aggregate Capital and # of Funds Raised (2013 – 2023) MACRO ($ in Billions) Increasing allocations to 8,000 # of Funds Raised $2,000 Alternatives drove aggregate Aggregate Capital Raised $1,800 capital raised over $1.5 trillion in 7,000 2021, double the lev
Slide 37: Scale & Specialization
F U N D R A I S E SCALE & SPECIALIZATION… During periods of uncertainty, investors look to consolidate relationships and capital with their most strategic accounts. Sector leaders have competitive advantage for allocations where skill-specific capital is required… 2021 TODAY Specialists are winning
Slide 38: The DPI Issue
F U N D R A I S E THE DPI ISSUE (The Numerator Effect) Capital calls are outpacing distributions as exit volume decreased to its lowest level in a decade… Timing of DPI (Distributed to Paid In Capital) is currently a key consideration in investor allocation decision process Limited Partner Cash Flow
Slide 39: What Is Working?
WHAT IS WORKING? DIGITALBRIDGE
Slide 40: Private Credit: A Growing Force in Global Markets
F U N D R A I S E PRIVATE CREDIT: A GROWING FORCE IN GLOBAL MARKETS Since 2010, $1.8 trillion of aggregate capital has been raised by institutional asset managers to fund the growing demand for credit, taking share from traditional lenders and capital markets. WHY PRIVATE CREDIT NOW? Growth in debt
Slide 41: Private Credit: Increasing Institutional Appetite
F U N D R A I S E PRIVATE CREDIT: INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL APPETITE DigitalBridge is at the intersection of the two asset classes with the highest intent to increase allocations among institutional investors RISING ‘INTENT TO ALLOCATE’ 70% 63% >50% 60% = to Intend 58% Increase Allocations 50% Privat
Slide 42: Private Credit: Momentum Expected to Continue
F U N D R A I S E PRIVATE CREDIT: THE MOMENTUM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE Private credit AUM is expected to continue to grow as higher interest rates and increasing demand draw more institutional investment to the space ($ in Billions) PRIVATE CREDIT AUM $3,000 $2,500 11% CAGR $2,000 $1,500 14% CAGR $1
Slide 43: Infrastructure Investors Maintain Conviction
F U N D R A I S E INFRASTRUCTURE Institutional Investor: Intent to Allocate INVESTORS 100% MAINTAIN 90% CONVICTION 80% 41% 31% 43% Proportion of respondents 70% 51% 46% Investors intend to increase 60% or maintain their current 50% allocation to the 40% infrastructure asset class, seeing opportunity
Slide 44: Infrastructure: Sustainable Growth
F U N D R A I S E INFRASTRUCTURE: SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Infrastructure has been one of the fastest growing alternative asset classes over the past 10 years and is expected to continue to grow high single digits over the next 5 years. Digital Infrastructure expected to continue taking share. ($ in Billi
Slide 45: Top Infrastructure Investors Still Underallocated
F U N D R A I S E TOP 100 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS… STILL UNDERALLOCATED Tailwinds as institutional investor portfolios evolve to align with the most progressive allocators (LEFT) and mature infrastructure allocators (RIGHT). If US, Europe and Asia hit 5%, that’s a double. Investor Infrastructure Al
Slide 46: DBRG Fundraising Strategy
DBRG FUNDRAISING STRATEGY 46
Slide 47: DBRG Fundraising Strategy – Vectors for Growth
F U N D R A I S E DBRG FUNDRAISING STRATEGY – 3 VECTORS FOR GROWTH We are in the initial stages of executing a proven growth strategy in our sector of expertise EXPANDING EXPANDING EXPANDING TEAM SOLUTIONS INVESTOR BASE Leveraging an increasingly Multi-Strategy - Going Broadening our exposure global
Slide 48: Expanding Team
F U N D R A I S E EXPANDING TEAM Continuing to grow and invest in our distribution platform globally 2024 Capital Formation Team Headcount Kevin Smithen GLOBAL TEAM Leslie Golden 28 Chief Commercial & Global Head of Capital Formation Head of Private Wealth / LEADERSHIP Strategy Officer and Investor
Slide 49: Benefits of Scaling Our Platform
F U N D R A I S E BENEFITS OF SCALING OUR PLATFORM As our platform scales and we integrate an expanding sales team and investor base, we expect our unit economics improve Benefits of Scale Target Annual FEEUM Capacity ex. ‘House’ Accounts $8.4B Ability to cross-sell multi-strategy solutions, e.g.
Slide 50: Investment Solutions Fueling Sector Growth
F U N D R A I S E INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS FUELING SECTOR GROWTH DigitalBridge pairs investor capital with tailored investment solutions that match risk, return and allocation requirements across the digital ecosystem INVESTOR PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION BUCKETS DBRG INVESTMENTS TO FUEL GROWTH Fixed Income Cur
Slide 51: The Next Stage: Expanding Multi-Strategy Asset Manager
F U N D R A I S E THE NEXT STAGE: EXPANDING MULTI-STRATEGY ASSET MANAGER DIGITAL CO-INVEST INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE CORE CREDIT LIQUID Portfolio EQUITY INFRABRIDGE PLUS expansion Public VENTURES Financing the Digital+ middle Long-Duration, capital ‘Value-Add’ Digital Infrastructure Market Software Dig
Slide 52: Expanding Investor Base
F U N D R A I S E EXPANDING INVESTOR BASE TOTAL # OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS GLOBALLY DigitalBridge is in the early innings of tapping into institutional investors globally. We continue to expand past the top 100 global infrastructure investors and are now focusing our efforts on the Top 1000. 100+
Slide 53: DBRG's TAM Expected to Grow to >$500B by 2028
F U N D R A I S E DBRG'S TAM EXPECTED TO GROW TO >$500B BY 2028 Over time, institutional capital flows to where it’s treated well. Digital infrastructure’s secular profile is extending beyond ‘Infra’ into Real Estate and Private Equity sectors… ‘how can I get some exposure here?’ INFRA REAL ESTATE P
Slide 54: Structured Capital Formation Process
F U N D R A I S E STRUCTURED CAPITAL FORMATION PROCESS Investor Engagement Today To match an expanding investor base with our growing product set, we have • Pipeline across strategies reaches increasingly systematized our capital formation process. over 400+ prospective investors • Increasing geogra
Slide 55: Anatomy of a Fundraise – Part I
F U N D R A I S E ANATOMY OF A FUNDRAISE - PART I Illustrative Fundraising Timeline Time Months 0 - 6 Months 6 - 15 Months 15 - 18 Month 18 Pre-Marketing Anchor Investors First closers • Significant commitments Additional Commitments • Initial fee breaks • Advantaged co-invest Subsequent closers • E
Slide 56: Anatomy of a Fundraise – Part II
F U N D R A I S E ANATOMY OF A FUNDRAISE – PART II Illustrative $4B capital raise – Fee revenues build up over the period with a ‘layer cake’ effect. Subsequent closes generate catch- up fees so all investors effectively pay fees as of the first close…cumulative revenues the same regardless of which
Slide 57: Fundraise – Takeaways
A S S E T M A N A G E M E N T INVEST FUNDRAISE – 3 TAKEAWAYS FUNDRAISE SCALE - DBRG ALTS – A LARGE AND MULTI-STRATEGY DBRG – THE PARTNER GROWING SECTOR OPPORTUNITY OF CHOICE DigitalBridge is addressing a We are in the initial stages of We are the leading scaled player huge TAM in a fast-growing buil
Slide 58: Fundraise Panel Discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION FUNDRAISE Moderator Panelists Ben Jenkins Leslie Golden Chris Falzon Dean Criares President & Managing Director, Managing Director Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer Global Head of Head of Credit Capital Formation & Investor Relations 58
Slide 59: Digital Infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE DIGITAL 3 antl DIGITALBRIDGE
Slide 60: Sam Altman quote on compute
“Look, I think compute is going to the currency of the future. I think it will be maybe the most precious commodity in the world, and I think we should be investing heavily to make a lot more compute” Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO The opinion highlighted in the statement about the market for compute is sol
Slide 61: Invest – Key Takeaways
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E INVEST INVEST – 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FUNDRAISE SCALE - DBRG DIGITAL INFRA THE DIGITALBRIDGE THE AI A HUGE GLOBAL TAM DIFFERENCE OPPORTUNITY Cloud, Mobility, and AI thematics We are sector specialists with Our data center platforms are transforming the global deep
Slide 62: Digital Infrastructure Is the Foundation of the Digital Economy
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E DIGITAL ENTERPRISE MOBILITY CONSUMER AI INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY DATA CENTERS TOWERS SMALL CELLS FIBER EDGE 62
Slide 63: A $400 Billion Annual Global Capex Spend
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E AI IS THE LATEST STAGE OF THE TRANSITION A $400 BILLION TO AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL ECONOMY ANNUAL GLOBAL CAPEX SPEND TO FUEL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE 100% DEPLOYMENT IN 80% THE COMING growing YEARS $400B+ 60% per year1 40% 20% DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE 0% 1990 19
Slide 64: The Demand: More, Better, Faster Compute & Connectivity
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E THE DEMAND: MORE, BETTER, FASTER COMPUTE & CONNECTIVITY DEMAND DRIVERS FUEL DATA TRAFFIC'S MORE COMPUTE AND PIPES REQUIRED EXPONENTIAL GROWTH Digital Infra Ensures Secure, Scalable, and Reliable Compute Power PRE-AI GROWTH: GLOBAL DIGITAL INFRA CAPEX INVESTM
Slide 65: Cloud Growth Continues to Fuel Investment
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E CLOUD GROWTH CONTINUES TO FUEL Q1 2024 MARKET INVESTMENT IN NEW CAPACITY EXPANDS BY 21% YoY In 1Q24, AWS surpassed $100B in annualized revenue CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE MARKET(1) 70 60 50 40 30 20 Worldwide Market Size 1Q 2024 – ANNUALIZED REVENUE 2 10 0
Slide 66: Mobility: 5G Deployment Expected to Continue
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E MOBILITY: 5G DEPLOYMENT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE GLOBAL TOWER MARKET GROWTH GLOBAL OPERATOR CAPEX $1.5T by 2030 1 nextG NETWORK USAGE 2G, 3G, 5G 4G NETWORK DENSIFICATION TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT 5G INVESTMENT CYCLE Source: 1) GSMA The Global Mobile Eco
Slide 67: Mobility: The Importance of Network Densification
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E MOBILITY: THE IMPORTANCE OF NETWORK DENSIFICATION Opportunity - in developing markets, more towers/population necessary to reduce network congestion and latency UNITED STATES 197K GLOBAL Tower Count OPERATOR 1,680 Pop. Per Tower CAPEX WESTERN EUROPE2 ~ 407K
Slide 68: AI Is Accelerating Data Center Investment
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E AI IS ACCELERATING DATA CENTER INVESTMENT TOTAL GLOBAL DC MARKET DATA CENTERS ~ 100GW(2) ARE BECOMING Next 6-10 years AI FACTORIES: 50GW(1) Today DATA AS INPUT, INTELLIGENCE Early 2000s 2024 2035 AS OUTPUT AI: POTENTIAL 50GW+ IN NEXT 5+ YRS Source: 1) infras
Slide 69: Digital Infra Key Takeaways
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E DIGITAL INFRA KEY TAKEAWAYS Transforming the Global Economy CLOUD MOBILITY AI Generating $400B Mobile-first app Transformational per year in revenue ecosystem continues technology advances to fuel investment to drive investment in that consume in new capacit
Slide 70: The Digital Infrastructure Specialists
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALISTS The DigitalBridge team has a 25+ year track record of successfully building businesses in the digital infrastructure sector. Our specialization creates durable competitive advantages designed to generate alpha for our p
Slide 71: Experienced Team Dedicated to Digital Infrastructure
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E EXPERIENCED TEAM DEDICATED TO DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE The DigitalBridge senior investment team brings 25+ years of industry experience EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Marc C. Ganzi Ben Jenkins Thomas Mayrhofer Liam Stewart Geoff Goldschein Chief Executive Officer P
Slide 72: Global Team of Operating Partners and Senior Advisors
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E GLOBAL TEAM OF OPERATING PARTNERS AND SENIOR ADVISORS DATA CENTER TOWER FIBER & SMALL CELLS GLOBAL GLOBAL NORTH AMERICA Michael Foust Christian Belady PROPRIETARY Senior Advisor Chairman of Vantage Senior Advisor Board Member of Vantage Michael Bucey Operati
Slide 73: Sector Focus – Pioneers in Digital Infrastructure
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E SECTOR FOCUS – PIONEERS IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE The DigitalBridge team has an established track record as innovative operators and investors in the sector WHAT’S NEXT? A CONVERGED DIGITAL INFRA FIRST SCALED ASSET LIGHT APPROACH ABS COMMINGLED MODEL TO SOLV
Slide 74: Build and Create Platforms
BUILD AND CREATE PLATFORMS 74
Slide 75: Vantage – Scaled a Global Leading Hyperscale Provider
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E CASE STUDY VANTAGE - SCALED A GLOBAL LEADING HYPERSCALE PROVIDER Over the past 8 years, DBRG has taken Vantage from <100MW to 2.0GW of potential capacity across 30+ campuses North America Montreal, Canada Quebec City, Canada APAC 30+ Quincy, WA Santa Clara,
Slide 76: Vertical Bridge – Portfolio Evolution
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E CASE STUDY VERTICAL BRIDGE – PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION Growth through execution and disciplined capital allocation, today Vertical Bridge is the largest independent private tower company in the United States 1,000+ Total Sites 11,000 Owned and master leased towers
Slide 77: We Are Building the AI Revolution
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E OUR NEXT CASE STUDY WILL BE MULTI-PLATFORM… WE ARE BUILDING THE AI REVOLUTION We are leveraging our global data center footprint to meet the growing needs of the world’s leading technology companies fueled by demand from GenAI. Active Construction …a few exa
Slide 78: Our Flexible Buy & Build Strategy
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E OUR FLEXIBLE BUY & BUILD STRATEGY OUR HERITAGE AS Market Price OPERATORS AND Replacement Cost Multiple FOCUSED Superior build economics INVESTORS GIVES US 3x CAPABILITY TO BUY AND/OR BUILD DIGITAL 2x INFRASTRUCTURE AS MARKET CONDITIONS 1x OPPORTUNISTIC EVOLV
Slide 79: DBRG Campus Construction Strategy
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E DBRG CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION STRATEGY What are the build drivers in a high-demand leasing environment? DBRG APPROACH TO GLOBAL CAMPUS DBRG HAS BUILT AND IS BUILDING OVER 70% OF ITS TOTAL DEMAND CONSTRUCTION CUSTOMER DEMAND 1. Leverage power pipeline to meet dema
Slide 80: Critical Requirements for Data Center Construction Have Evolved
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION HAVE EVOLVED DATA CENTER DATA CENTER NEW SITE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS CONSTRUCTION TIME TO MARKET PRIORITIZES: Power Cooling architecture and systems HEIGHTENED PRIORIY POWER AVAILABILITY Site Sele
Slide 81: Accelerating Ahead: DBRG's Expanded Data Center Pipeline
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E ACCELERATING AHEAD: DBRG'S EXPANDED DATA CENTER PIPELINE In addition to the 4GW+ of installed or under construction capacity, the sales pipeline across DBRG portcos continues to accelerate, reaching 7GW today. This represents a potential build of up to 8-10%
Slide 82: DBRG – Built to Seize the Opportunity
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E DBRG – BUILT TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY The rapid acceleration in demand and data center build complexity with supply chain challenges and power constraints has two powerful impacts 1 EXISTING PORTFOLIO APPRECIATES 2 BUILD IS THE WAY TO CREATE NEW VALUE Our da
Slide 83: DigitalBridge Difference – Key Takeaways
D I G I T A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E DIGITALBRIDGE DIFFERENCE – KEY TAKEAWAYS OPERATIONAL CUSTOMER PLATFORM EXPERTISE CENTRIC CREATION Decades of experience ‘Follow the Logos’ ethos keeps Unique Buy & Build building and operating us close to demand and the capability maximizes returns mission-c
Slide 84: The DigitalBridge Difference Panel Discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION THE DIGITALBRIDGE DIFFERENCE Moderator Panelists Liam Stewart Alex Gellman Geneviève Maltais- Tom Yanagi Chief Operating Officer Senior Advisor, Boisvert Managing Director, Co-Founder of Managing Director Global Head of Debt Vertical Bridge Capital Markets 84
Slide 85: Artificial Intelligence
eattavallllL DIGITALBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Slide 86: AI Top 50 2024
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E A I TO P 5 0 2 0 24 IT INFRASTRUCTURE APPS DigitalBridge's ecosystem of companies supports the deployment of AI technology in everyday life. Digital Infrastructure NET WORKS NEED TO ACCESS C A P A C I T Y F A S T E R A N D AT L O W E R L AT E N C Y 86
Slide 87: Gen AI Is Reshaping and Accelerating Global Investment
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E GEN AI IS RESHAPING AND ACCELERATING GLOBAL INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AI ECOSYSTEM ADOPTION …LARGE AI MODELS ARE GROWING …DRIVING MASSIVE INVESTMENT IS EXPLODING, … EXPONENTIALLY IN SCALE AND COST… IN NEXT-GEN INFRA Most Popular AI Tools of 2023
Slide 88: Gen AI Is Reshaping and Accelerating Global Investment
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E GEN AI IS RESHAPING AND ACCELERATING GLOBAL 4 INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE All of this new leasing demand manifests itself in increasingly compelling development yield economics that is driving explosive growth in new data center construction in th
Slide 89: The DBRG Data Center Ecosystem
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E THE DBRG DATA CENTER ECOSYSTEM Data centers are not monolithic, subverticals are increasingly relevant to serve cloud trained, edge delivered workloads; DigitalBridge has built exposure to the fastest growing segments of the market ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Slide 90: Datacenter Interconnect Ecosystem
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E DATACENTER INTERCONNECT ECOSYSTEM CLOUD-TRAINED Our converged approach to investing in the sector will only become more relevant as EDGE-DELIVERED AI moves into the Inference phase and new GenAI apps and workloads proliferate CLOUD AND DATA CENTERS NETWROK
Slide 91: The Power Issue
THE POWER ISSUE DIGITALBRIDGE
Slide 92: Cloud-Trained: Gen AI Is Power Hungry
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E CLOUD-TRAINED: GEN AI IS POWER HUNGRY Gen AI model training is compute-bound…more compute resources are tied to a better product. Access to digital infra in size, at the lowest total cost, is a key success factor. HIGHER MW HIGHER POWER DENSITY LOWER PRICE
Slide 93: The #1 Issue in Data Centers Today: Power Is Constrained
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E THE #1 ISSUE IN DATA CENTERS TODAY: POWER IS CONSTRAINED Power generation capacity exists today…just not in the right places. Transmission grids globally remain capacity challenged. Near net transmission capacity is the key friction point, especially as re
Slide 94: Finding a Solution: Data Centers and Power Gen Converge
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E FINDING A SOLUTION: DATA CENTERS AND POWER GEN CONVERGE Bottlenecks in grid transmission will force data center developers to get creative and be flexible, finding ways to execute on a new type of “co-location”…bringing power generation and data centers cl
Slide 95: Renewables – A Key Ingredient in the Solution
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E RENEWABLES – A KEY INGREDIENT IN THE SOLUTION “We want Demand from investors and customers green electrons.” Whit new standardized contracts, Google aims to scale the amount of “carbon-free” energy supplying its data centres Challenge: Solve the intermitte
Slide 96: Renewables – DigitalBridge Is Advancing Across the Board
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E RENEWABLES – DIGITALBRIDGE IS ADVANCING ACROSS THE BOARD Two of our six data center platforms globally are already 100% renewable and we continue making significant progress across the portfolio 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRESSING TOWARDS RENEWABLES TOWARDS
Slide 97: Power: What's the Big Deal?
A R T I F I C I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E POWER: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? Let’s build 5x NYC power equivalents in the next 5 years… 5.5 GW Average Daily We are building more Power Draw US data center capacity New York City in the next 5 years than we have in the past 30 97
Slide 98: Data Centers and AI Panel Discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION DATA CENTERS AND AI Moderator Panelists Severin White Jon Mauck Christian Belady Alex Hernandez Managing Director Senior Managing Director Senior Advisor Senior Advisor Head of Data Center IM 98
Slide 99: Financials
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Slide 100: Scale – Key Takeaways
F I N A N C I A L S INVEST SCALE – 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FUNDRAISE SCALE - DBRG STRONG GROWTH SIMPLE FINANCIAL CLEAR CAPITAL AND EXPANDING ALGORITHM ALLOCATION MARGINS PRIORITIES Attractive, capital efficient Long-term contracted fee streams Established allocation criteria growth strategy provide predicta
Slide 101: Tom Mayrhofer
F I N A N C I A L S 25 Years Experience in the Alternatives Industry TOM MAYRHOFER Chief Financial Officer Experience across all asset classes Buyout, Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Venture, Structured Products, Hedge Funds, Permanent Capital Driven Funds through the full lifecycle Idea → Fund
Slide 102: Why DBRG?
F I N A N C I A L S Secular Tailwinds Differentiated Value Proposition WHY DBRG? The Team Ability to Add Value 102
Slide 103: Historical Growth Profile
HISTORICAL GROWTH PROFILE 103 103
Slide 104: FEEUM Growth Driving Fee Revenue Higher
F I N A N C I A L S FEEUM GROWTH DRIVING FEE REVENUE HIGHER FEE EARNING EQUITY UNDER MANAGEMENT FEE REVENUE (“FEEUM”) $279.8M $32.5B 33% 52% CAGR CAGR $12.8B $71.7M 2020 1Q24 2020 1Q24 LTM 104
Slide 105: FEEUM Trajectory
F I N A N C I A L S FEEUM TRAJECTORY $32.8B +37% Core, Credit, Liquid FEEUM CAGR 20’ - 23’ InfraBridge Since 2020, we have $22.2B diversified our investment IM FEEUM (AS REPORTED) management business, $18.3B Co-invest adding several additional high quality product lines to $12.8B take advantage of o
Slide 106: Drove Growth in Fee Related Earnings
F I N A N C I A L S …DROVE GROWTH IN FEE RELATED EARNINGS LAST TWELVE MONTHS (“LTM”) FEE RELATED EARNINGS (“FRE”) $86.0M $81.8M $63.1M $51.2M $35.5M $19.4M 4Q22 LTM 1Q23 LTM 2Q23 LTM 3Q23 LTM 4Q23 LTM 1Q24 LTM 106
Slide 107: Simple Financial Algorithm
SIMPLE FINANCIAL ALGORITHM 107
Slide 108: Fee Revenue
F I N A N C I A L S | S I M P L E A L G O R I T H U M FEE REVENUE Avg. FEEUM $20B(1) $30B(1) $36 – 38B(2) X Rate (%) ~0.9% ~0.9% ~0.9% Long-term contracted fee streams provide predictable revenue that $335 - $360 we expect to continue growing over time $267 FEEUM x Rate (%) = Fee Revenue $176 (3) No
Slide 109: Fee Related Earnings (FRE)
F I N A N C I A L S | S I M P L E A L G O R I T H U M FEE RELATED $ in millions EARNINGS (“FRE”) Fee Revenue $176 $267 $335 - 360 - Expenses ($157) (2) ($185) ($185 - 195) Operating leverage driven by scaling investment management business $150 - $165 (1) Revenue – Expenses = FRE $81.8 $19.4 Note: T
Slide 110: 2X FEEUM Target in Five Years
F I N A N C I A L S 2X FEEUM TARGET IN FIVE YEARS… DBRG GROWTH We told you that we were going to give you a longer-term outlook DRIVERS $60 – 70B Scale existing strategies Launch new/ancillary offerings 2x Growth Expanding product/team geographic footprint $33B Expanding distribution channels Strate
Slide 111: Long-Term Fee Revenue & FRE Target
F I N A N C I A L S LONG-TERM FEE REVENUE & FRE TARGET As our business grows, we expect our margins to continue to expand…driven by maturation of subscale strategies and operating scale efficiencies $600M FEE Revenue ($M) FRE ($M) $500M % FRE Margin Target Mid-40%’s $267M FRE Margin % 31% 20%+ FRE $
Slide 112: Three Components of Value
F I N A N C I A L S THREE COMPONENTS OF VALUE 1 2 3 DURABLE BALANCE CARRIED GROWING SHEET INTEREST FEE STREAM 112
Slide 113: Balance Sheet Profile
F I N A N C I A L S BALANCE SHEET PROFILE Key Corporate Assets Key Corporate Liabilities Blended Equity Investments (At Share) 3/31/2024 Avg. Cost Corporate Debt GP Affiliated Investment in DBP Series $318 Exchangeable Notes, 2025(1) $72 5.8% GP Affiliated Investments - Other & Warehoused Investment
Slide 114: Carried Interest
O T H E R C O M P O N E N T S O F V A L U E | S I M P L E A L G O R I T H U M CARRIED INTEREST DBP Strategy Capital $27B(1) (Excludes SAF, Credit, Liquid, Ventures, Infrabridge) Significant Part of Economic Model Potential Profit (@2.0x Net MOIC) $27B Often ascribed limited x value by public markets
Slide 115: DigitalBridge Corporate Capital Allocation Priorities
F I N A N C I A L S DIGITALBRIDGE CORPORATE CAPITAL ALLOCATION PRIORITIES Historical capital allocations during our transformation to a pure play digital infrastructure asset manager CAPITAL ALLOCATION HISTORY SINCE 2020 SHARE REPURCHASES & DIVIDENDS COMPOUND CAPITAL ALONGSIDE LPs $1B GP Affiliated
Slide 116: Future Capital Allocation Priorities
F I N A N C I A L S FUTURE CAPITAL ALLOCATION PRIORITIES In addition to compounding capital alongside our LPs, we expect additional free cash flow to support our near/medium term focus on strategic M&A and capital structure optimization, INVEST STRATEGIC CAPITAL SHARE ALONGSIDE M&A STRUCTURE REPURCH
Slide 117: Scale – Key Takeaways
F I N A N C I A L S INVEST SCALE – 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FUNDRAISE SCALE - DBRG STRONG GROWTH SIMPLE FINANCIAL CLEAR CAPITAL AND EXPANDING ALGORITHM ALLOCATION MARGINS PRIORITIES 117
Slide 118: Scaling Team
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Slide 119: Francisco Sorrentino
P E O P L E & P E R F O R M A N C E 25+ Years Experience in HR leadership roles Francisco Sorrentino Chief People Officer Experience Softbank - CHRO & Leader of Human Capital (supported over 400+ portfolio companies), Microsoft, AIG, Merck, IBM Transformative Focus Growth → Change → Transformation D
Slide 120: Organization and People Priorities
P E O P L E & P E R F O R M A N C E ORGANIZATION AND PEOPLE PRIORITIES ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE & PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE EMPLOYEE SUPPORT & VALUE AND SCALE EXPERIENCE CREATION Building the foundation for Compelling employee value Leverage our deep functional efficiency and sustainable proposition deliv
Slide 121: Organization and People Priorities
P E O P L E & P E R F O R M A N C E ORGANIZATION AND PEOPLE PRIORITIES Organizational Design Leadership Fit for purpose Channels/Ambassadors ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND SCALE Operational Efficiency Employer Value Building the foundation for & Automation Proposition Fit for purpose Talent Attracti
Slide 122: 3 Key Takeaways: Investing to Scale
P E O P L E & P E R F O R M A N C E 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS INVESTING TO SETTING HIGH LEVERAGING OUR SCALE PERFORMANCE EXPERTISE FOR ENVIRONMENT VALUE CREATION 122
Slide 123: Tour of the World
DIGITALBRIDGE TOUR OF THE WORLD
Slide 124: Tour of the World Panel Discussion
PANEL DISCUSSION TOUR OF THE WORLD Moderators Panelists Marc Ganzi Ben Jenkins Justin Chang Matt Evans Bernardo Vargas Chief Executive Officer President & Head of Asia Head of Europe Head of Latin America Chief Investment Officer 124
Slide 125: Closing Statements
DIGITALBRIDGE CLOSING STATEMENTS
Slide 126: What's the Most Important Question I Almost Never Get Asked?
C L O S I N G “WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION I ALMOST NEVER GET ASKED?” - Jeff Bezos “What’s NOT going to change?” Consumers want: Low Prices Growing demand Fast Delivery for compute & Big Selection connectivity “Why is that important? Because you can build a business around it.” 126
Slide 127: AI-Powered Secular Tailwinds
C L O S I N G AI-POWERED SECULAR TAILWINDS CLOUD / MOBILITY/ AI Global data center demand is expected to grow at 12-15% CAGR to over 100GW in the next years Global Mobile Network Data Traffic 152 (EB per month) Estimated Global Data Center Demand, GW AI set to further 126 126 accelerate exponential
Slide 128: Specialization Matters
C L O S I N G SPECIALIZATION MATTERS The DigitalBridge team has a 25+ year track record of successfully building businesses in the BUILD IS THE WAY TO CREATE digital infrastructure sector. Our specialization NEW VALUE creates durable competitive advantages that seek to generate alpha for our portfol
Slide 129: Simple High-Growth Model
C L O S I N G SIMPLE HIGH-GROWTH MODEL 2X FEEUM TARGET IN FIVE YEARS… $60 – 70B DBRG GROWTH DYNAMICS 2x Growth KEY DRIVERS: $33B Organic Growth / Extension of Existing Strategies New Products Strategic M&A 2023 2028 Note: There can be no assurance that actual amounts will not be materially hig
Slide 130: DBRG Roadmap
C L O S I N G DBRG ROADMAP INVEST PRIMED TO GENERATE LONG-TERM SHAREHOLDER FUNDRAISE VALUE BY SCALING OUR LEADING DIGITAL INFRA PLATFORM SCALE - DBRG 130
Slide 131: Appendix
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Slide 132: Fund Performance Reporting
F I N A N C I A L S Demonstrated record of FUND PERFORMANCE REPORTING producing attractive returns consistent with the infrastructure sector and the expectations of our fund investors. Performance reporting solely includes commingled funds controlled by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and does not inc
Slide 133: Non-GAAP Reconciliations – FRE
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS – FRE 2024 2023 2022 ($ in thousands) 1Q24 4Q23 3Q23 2Q23 1Q23 4Q22 3Q22 2Q22 1Q22 Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ (44,288) $ 100,607 $ 261,828 $ (22,411) $ (212,473) $ (19,356) $ (63,273) $ (37,321) $ (262,316) Net income (loss) attributable to nonco
Slide 134: Non-GAAP Reconciliations – Fee Revenue
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS – FEE REVENUE 2024 2023 2022 Year-to-date ($ in thousands) 1Q24 4Q23 3Q23 2Q23 1Q23 4Q22 3Q22 2Q22 1Q22 2023 2022 2021 2020 Fee revenue—Consolidated $ 72,955 $ 74,009 $ 65,240 $ 65,742 $ 59,126 $ 44,255 $ 41,263 $ 44,318 $ 42,837 $ 264,117 $ 172,673 $ 180,826 $ 83,355 Fee re
Slide 135: Important Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES This presentation contains the following non-GAAP financial measure attributable to the Operating Company: Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) is a common metric utilized in the investment management sector. We present FRE at the Operating Company level,
Slide 136: Definitions
DEFINITIONS Assets Under Management (“AUM”) AUM represents the total capital for which we provide investment management services and general partner capital. AUM is generally composed of third-party capital managed by the Company and its affiliates, including capital that is not yet fee earning, or
Slide 137: DigitalBridge
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