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The UK data centre sector has evolved into one of the most competitive and capital-intensive asset classes across global real estate and infrastructure. Delivering a single hyperscale facility, often requiring more than half a billion pounds of investment—alongside intense competition for powered land and lengthy grid connection timelines, has made the traditional single-developer financing model unsustainable. In response, a new era of, strategic partnerships have emerged. The market is dominated by complex joint ventures and alternative investment structures, designed to pool capital, allocate risks, and align the interests of specialist developers, institutional investors, and hyperscale tenants.

Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss: FCA statement on admission notifications The FCA has clarified its position on the notification requirements for new issues under former block listings. FTSE Women Leaders Review The latest FTSE Women Leaders Review (February 2026) reports that commitment to and progress on gender balance in both listed and private companies continues to be strong but the pace of change is slowing. EU proposes changes to the Market Abuse Guidelines ESMA has published a Consultation Paper proposing revisions to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Guidelines on delayed disclosure of inside information. Improperly executed deed was not saved by presumption of due execution South Bank Hotel Management Co Ltd v Galliard Hotels Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 56  This case is a good reminder of the need to take ‘due execution’ requirements seriously – and highlights the limits of the statutory presumption of due execution to save a document that has not been properly executed.