Data Centers

From site selection and planning through construction, leasing, financing, customer and cloud arrangements, regulatory compliance, and cross-border portfolio transactions, clients trust our ability to address challenges at every stage and help drive transformation.

• $575 million data center business sale: Represented a Fortune 500 advanced network and technology provider on the sale of its data center business to a US cloud, colocation and managed services provider.
• £1bn hyperscale data center in East London: Advised a leading development partner on a flagship hyperscale project delivering c.80MW of IT load across a campus including a data center, offices and high-voltage substation. The project covered procurement strategy, EPC/EPCM contracts, utilities and grid connections, ESG considerations, and a joint venture with an energy utility to deliver a district heating network.
• Hyperscale campus land acquisitions across the US Midwest: Advising a multinational technology company on the acquisition of thousands of acres to support the development of multiple hyperscale data center campuses, including complex real estate structuring, utility negotiations and infrastructure strategy.
• Global data center program: Advising on procurement strategy and construction documentation across multiple developments spanning jurisdictions in Europe and Asia, with a combined construction value exceeding US$5 billion. Providing additional ongoing support for power procurement and supply chain matters.
• 100MW greenfield hyperscale campus in Finland: Acting for a pan-European developer on the development of a 28-hectare, up to 100MW data center campus, delivered in phases with significant expansion capacity.