DH Capital Announces Sponsorship of IMN's 2nd Forum on Financing, Investing, and Real Estate Development for Data Centers

NEW YORK, NY and BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire - May 5, 2011) - DH Capital, LLC ("DH Capital"), a leading investment banking firm serving companies in the Internet infrastructure and communications sectors, is pleased to announce it is a Silver Sponsor of IMN's 2^nd Forum on Financing, Investing, and Real Estate Development for Data Centers. The conference is being held at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Miracle Mile on May 23 and 24, 2011.

On Monday, May 23^rd, DH Capital Managing Director Daniel Golding will moderate the President/CEO Panel comprised of the following industry veterans: Mike Duckett, President and COO of CoreLink; Michael Foust, CEO of Digital Realty Trust; Pervez Delawalla, CEO of Net2EZ; Chris Downie, President & CFO of Telx; and, Pete Marin, President of T5. The panel will discuss industry trends impacting customer behavior, supply/demand dynamics, pricing, and construction.

On Tuesday, May 24^th, DH Capital CEO and Co-Founder Peter Hopper will be a featured panelist on the Cloud Enablers panel with John Qualls, SVP of Bluelock; Fred Tanzella, CEO of Colocube; Susan DeFlorio, COO of FiberCloud; and, Aaron Larkins, CEO of Profitability.Net. This panel will discuss key success factors for cloud providers, including pertinent issues such as private versus public clouds, security, redundancy and reliability, and the requirements of cloud providers as data center tenants.

"IMN Data Centers has quickly become a key forum for data center financiers, facility operators, and cutting-edge equipment vendors," said Dean Mann, Managing Director of DH Capital. "We look forward to participating in the conference. DH Capital has the largest team of investment banking professionals dedicated to the data center and managed hosting sectors and we'll be attending the IMN event in May."

The IMN Data Centers forum series has successfully attracted top executives from data center operators, as well as a large contingent of data center real estate developers and construction contractors. The first IMN Forum for Data Centers, which was held in Los Angeles this past November, was a tremendous success bringing together all of the key elements in the data center development process under one roof for two days of intensive programming. DH Capital's commitment to the data center sector has led to early and consistent support for the IMN events.

"The data center industry is in rapid flux, due to increased competition in key markets, significant technological and construction innovations, and seismic shifts in the data center financing landscape," said Mark Thorsheim, Managing Director at DH Capital. "DH Capital's goal is to help our customers prosper amidst the consolidation taking place."

If you are attending this IMN Data Centers event and would like to meet with the DH Capital team at the event, please contact Sienna Bergado (sbergado@dhcapital.com).

About DH Capital, LLC

DH Capital is a private investment banking partnership serving companies in the Internet infrastructure and communications sectors. Headquartered in New York City with offices in Boulder, Colorado, the firm's principals have extensive experience and proven abilities in capital formation, finance, research, business development, and operations. DH Capital provides a full range of advisory services to companies and financial institutions, including mergers and acquisitions, private capital placements, financial restructuring, and operational consulting. DH Capital has completed M&A transactions and private capital placements totaling more than $4 billion in value.

For additional information about DH Capital, please contact us at 212-774-3720 or visit our website at www.dhcapital.com.