Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure
As an investor, developer, operator or user in the data center and digital infrastructure sector, you face rapid technological advances – cloud computing, AI and more – that demand strategic vision and agile decision-making.
A key strength of our Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Team is our worldwide geographic coverage, which enables us to provide assistance in the predominant locations where data centers are clustered. Other key elements of our offering are set out below:
- Data Center Asset Purchase and Sale
- Data Center M&A
- Private Equity Finance, Fund Formation and Joint Ventures
- Project/Asset Finance and Construction Finance
- Real Estate Development and Site Selection Support
- Development Tax Incentives and Legislative Affairs
- State and Local Tax Management Solutions
- REIT Taxation and Cross Border Taxation
- Co-location, Data Center Leasing and Licensing
- Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- Power Procurement and Power Solutions
- Telecommunications and Network Connectivity
- Data Center Construction
- Cloud Service Agreements
- Cyber Security and Data Privacy
- Land Use and Entitlements/Planning
- Environmental
- Intellectual Property & Licensing
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Acquisition and Divestiture of Data Center Properties Across the U.S.
Location: US, Nationwide
Within the past year, advised and assisted with the acquisition and divestiture of more than 20+ data center properties in the US totaling approximately $475 million in acquisition value.
50MW of Leasing Activity Within the Past Year
Location: US, Nationwide
Within the past year, advised and assisted in the negotiation of tenant and landlord leases, licenses and service level agreements and have worked on more than 50MW of leasing activity.
Advising on European-Wide Co-Location Services
Location: European-wide
Advised one of the world’s largest data center providers on various of its co-location arrangements for the provision of European wide co-location services to its clients.
Our Client's First UK Data Center
Location: UK
Advised on the acquisition of a data center owned and operated by T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. The transaction saw our client take over T-System’s lease and simultaneously grant to Zayo, one of the biggest fibre and data center operators. This was our client’s first data center transaction in the UK.
Incentive and Power Procurement Negotiations for 90+ Acre Data Center Campus Development
Location: US, Texas
Assisted with incentive negotiations and power procurement negotiations related to a 90+ acre data center campus development in Texas.
300 Acre 100MW Master Planned Data Center Campus Development
Location: US, Midwest
Assisted with all aspects of a 300 acre master planned data center campus development in the Midwest targeting large enterprise users. This work involved environmental issues, tax incentive issues, power purchase arrangements, renewable energy, and regulatory agreements, real estate lease and sale agreements, as well a structured power delivery arrangement for 100MW of utility power at a high voltage rate.
Acquisition of Europe's Largest Data Center
Location: UK, Wales
Advised on the acquisition and leasing arrangements of a Newport data center, which is currently Europe’s largest data center.
$140 Million “Mission Critical” Data Center Serving Worldwide Operations
Location: US
Representation of a Fortune 500 publishing company in a national brokerage agreement and a national facilities management agreement providing for outsourcing of space acquisitions and dispositions and property management. Other work for this client included contracting for the design and construction of a $140 million “mission critical” data center serving its corporate operations throughout the world.
Data Center Site Selection Comparative Tax Burden Analysis
Location: US
Assisted various clients with comparative tax burden analysis for possible data center deployment in particular jurisdictions to support site selection for a particular deployment. This work results in a calculation we call the Tax TCO, which is simply an estimate of the tax components of the TCO for data center construction and operation.
Sale and Lease Back of Data Site Center
Location: UK, London
Advised on the sale and leaseback of a data site center in Greenwich, London. We advised on the sale to an institutional pensions provider and then negotiated our client’s lease.
Review of Data Center Tax Legislation Proposals Across the U.S.
Location: US
Reviewed and advised clients with data center tax legislative proposals considered in Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Florida, and Virginia.
$575 Million Sale of Data Center Business
Location: US
Advised the provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions on the sale of its data center business to a nationwide (US) provider of cloud, co-location and managed services for $575 million.
Advising the UK's Largest Supermarket
Location: UK
Advised the UK’s largest retailer on a five hall data center leasing deal and on further leasing arrangements with a real estate investment trust for a DR data center hall.
A key strength of our Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Team is our worldwide geographic coverage, which enables us to provide assistance in the predominant locations where data centers are clustered. Other key elements of our offering are set out below:
- Data Center Asset Purchase and Sale
- Data Center M&A
- Private Equity Finance, Fund Formation and Joint Ventures
- Project/Asset Finance and Construction Finance
- Real Estate Development and Site Selection Support
- Development Tax Incentives and Legislative Affairs
- State and Local Tax Management Solutions
- REIT Taxation and Cross Border Taxation
- Co-location, Data Center Leasing and Licensing
- Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- Power Procurement and Power Solutions
- Telecommunications and Network Connectivity
- Data Center Construction
- Cloud Service Agreements
- Cyber Security and Data Privacy
- Land Use and Entitlements/Planning
- Environmental
- Intellectual Property & Licensing
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Acquisition and Divestiture of Data Center Properties Across the U.S.
Location: US, Nationwide
Within the past year, advised and assisted with the acquisition and divestiture of more than 20+ data center properties in the US totaling approximately $475 million in acquisition value.
50MW of Leasing Activity Within the Past Year
Location: US, Nationwide
Within the past year, advised and assisted in the negotiation of tenant and landlord leases, licenses and service level agreements and have worked on more than 50MW of leasing activity.
Advising on European-Wide Co-Location Services
Location: European-wide
Advised one of the world’s largest data center providers on various of its co-location arrangements for the provision of European wide co-location services to its clients.
Our Client's First UK Data Center
Location: UK
Advised on the acquisition of a data center owned and operated by T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. The transaction saw our client take over T-System’s lease and simultaneously grant to Zayo, one of the biggest fibre and data center operators. This was our client’s first data center transaction in the UK.
Incentive and Power Procurement Negotiations for 90+ Acre Data Center Campus Development
Location: US, Texas
Assisted with incentive negotiations and power procurement negotiations related to a 90+ acre data center campus development in Texas.
300 Acre 100MW Master Planned Data Center Campus Development
Location: US, Midwest
Assisted with all aspects of a 300 acre master planned data center campus development in the Midwest targeting large enterprise users. This work involved environmental issues, tax incentive issues, power purchase arrangements, renewable energy, and regulatory agreements, real estate lease and sale agreements, as well a structured power delivery arrangement for 100MW of utility power at a high voltage rate.
Acquisition of Europe's Largest Data Center
Location: UK, Wales
Advised on the acquisition and leasing arrangements of a Newport data center, which is currently Europe’s largest data center.
$140 Million “Mission Critical” Data Center Serving Worldwide Operations
Location: US
Representation of a Fortune 500 publishing company in a national brokerage agreement and a national facilities management agreement providing for outsourcing of space acquisitions and dispositions and property management. Other work for this client included contracting for the design and construction of a $140 million “mission critical” data center serving its corporate operations throughout the world.
Data Center Site Selection Comparative Tax Burden Analysis
Location: US
Assisted various clients with comparative tax burden analysis for possible data center deployment in particular jurisdictions to support site selection for a particular deployment. This work results in a calculation we call the Tax TCO, which is simply an estimate of the tax components of the TCO for data center construction and operation.
Sale and Lease Back of Data Site Center
Location: UK, London
Advised on the sale and leaseback of a data site center in Greenwich, London. We advised on the sale to an institutional pensions provider and then negotiated our client’s lease.
Review of Data Center Tax Legislation Proposals Across the U.S.
Location: US
Reviewed and advised clients with data center tax legislative proposals considered in Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Florida, and Virginia.
$575 Million Sale of Data Center Business
Location: US
Advised the provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions on the sale of its data center business to a nationwide (US) provider of cloud, co-location and managed services for $575 million.
Advising the UK's Largest Supermarket
Location: UK
Advised the UK’s largest retailer on a five hall data center leasing deal and on further leasing arrangements with a real estate investment trust for a DR data center hall.
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