Skale10 Capital, a global investment firm headquartered in New York City, announced its official launch . The firm will focus on Advanced Infrastructure investments, a highly differentiated approach to infrastructure ownership and development that weaves together transformative technologies with impactful value creation.
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Its inaugural fund, the Skale10 Communications Opportunity Fund, will address the estimated $10.7 trillion in new funding required to bring Communications Infrastructure fully into the new worldwide connected economy.
“We are at a moment where enhanced connectivity is facilitating transformation across core infrastructure systems and creating advanced services by turning traditional assets into ‘intelligent assets,'” said CEO Pradeep Gupta. “Next generation tech-enabled assets potentially offer investors enhanced long-term returns while building a sustainable future,” he added.
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Skale10 was founded and is managed by executives with over 100 years of industry experience, collectively and who have managed over $12 billion in capital across various funds and strategies. Telecom veteran Pradeep Gupta serves as CEO and Anand Iyer, CFA (former CIO of InvestCorp, Alternative Beta Fund, and MD Morgan Stanley) leads investment efforts as CIO. They are joined by a proven team of veteran investors and financing experts, including: Tom Malone (former Head of Private Placement at RBC Capital Markets), Pablo Perez III (co-founder of VC fund LEAP Partners I and Goldman Sachs alumnus) and Victor Schnee (telecom expert and former advisor to Lazard Freres, Fidelity and other investment banks and institutions).
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