Global Equipment Finance faces Unique Challenges.

In 2026, the global equipment finance industry is navigating a "push-pull" dynamic: demand is reaching record highs—driven largely by the AI boom and infrastructure needs—but lenders face a minefield of operational and economic complexities.

Challenges of DC expansion Globally

The meteoric expansion of Data Centres is creating many issues around the world, not only due to the land size demanded but also the power demand on local grids and the water necessary for cooling the systems.

The global  leader in DC sites is the USA and consequently they are facing these set up challenges before other countries. The U.S. accounts for approximately 4,088 facilities, which is more than 8 times the number of its nearest competitor, Germany (507). Recently a State Government in USA approved the conversion of 800 acres from farmland use to commercial for a new DC. Many States have blocked new DC projects because of the perceived negative impact on local communities.

Financing AI And Data Centres

Connaught addresses industry demand for financing of data centres in the AI market.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally reshaped the global data center landscape over the past few years. The infrastructure required to train and deploy large AI models—massive clusters of GPUs, high-speed networking, and vast energy supplies—has led to a wave of specialized “AI data centers” worldwide.

Celebrating 30 years in Business

From starting the business in Sydney in 1994 to the global reach we have today has been an amazing time.

New Vendor Joins Connaught

We are very pleased to welcome a new client to our corporate family.

SettleMint is a Blockchain Transformation Company and approached Connaught to create a vendor finance program for their organisation on a global basis.

Resort & Hotel Finance with Sustainable Design Solutions

With ever increasing demand for refurbishing and new resort and hotel finance, it has been a natural progression to offer clients a wider range of services.

An Unpleasant but Real Threat to the Finance Industry.

Corporate Financial scammers are becoming more and more sophisticated,

 vigilance is therefore ever more important but so is the need for close networks with real relationships.