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Number of pages: 98

About the report

This new report considers the reasons for Private Equity investment in Data Centres. 

Investment from private equity is nothing new, some just over 20 years ago (September 2020) private equity firms Baker Capital and Irving Place Capital invested in Interxion Holding. Though Private Equity (PE) & Sovereign Wealth Investors (SWI) are providing new impetus to hyperscale Data Centre investments worldwide and are key players in the introduction of new facilities and the acquisition of existing Data Centres.

The Future of Data Centre Investment report reveals that Private Equity providers are investing in Data Centres and are now doing so on an even large scale with investment running into billions of USD. Additionally, there are more investors and Private Equity investors account for a large share of new Data Centre developments in a number of markets, the report finds. 

The report provides profiles insight into eighteen (18) private equity funds investing in Data Centres from Actis Captial to Princeten Digital Group. Furthermore, the report features a forecast for Private Equity Data Centre investment – from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025.

DC companies are now looking for incremental expansion, and it is the Private Equity companies who are now making the large investments in new hyperscale facilities rather than the established DCs, particularly in new or under-served DC markets.

 They appear to see DCs as being attractive due to:

• Content & Cloud demand in new markets – such as Indonesia, Poland, Japan


• Hyperscale demand seen as a growth opportunity


• Low churn of DC tenants seen as being attractive

A Table of Contents 

Methodology 

Executive Summary 

Introduction 

Part 1 – The reasons for Private Equity investment in Data Centres

• The attractiveness of Data Centres for Private Equity investors


• The types of Data Centre Private Equity investments worldwide


• Risks and reward for Private Equity Data Centre investment

Part 2 – Examples of new PE & SWI investment in Data Centres

• Selected global investment by PE & SWI – GIC’s investments


• Investments in new markets & companies worldwide


• Investments in existing Data Centre Providers

Part 3 – The future Data Centre market for Private Equity investors

• New developments in Private Equity Data Centre investment


• A forecast for Private Equity Data Centre investment – from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025


• The key trends in Private Equity Data Centre investment

Conclusions
Appendix 1 – A list of companies mentioned in the report

A List of Figures

Figure 1 – A table showing Private Equity Data Centre growth compared with market size by key country market in MW
Figure 2 – A table showing the Vantage Data Center facilities planned in the Europe & Asia regions
Figure 3 – A picture showing the initial construction of the Vantage Data Centers Johannesburg campus
Figure 4 – A table showing the planned Scala Data Centre deployments in Brazil and Latin America
Figure 5 – A table showing examples of the private equity investments in Data Centres in Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Ireland & Italy
Figure 6 – A picture showing a proposed Kyoto Data Centre to be developed by the CPPIB Mitsui fund
Figure 7 – A table showing a list of recent Data Centre investments in Asia and Europe
Figure 8 – A table showing the key country markets to attract private equity investment, in millions of USD as of the end of August 2021
Figure 9 – A chart showing the Private Equity DC investment by Country Market in millions of USD
Figure 10 – A table showing the forecast growth in private equity funded Data Centre infrastructure from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025 – in millions of USD pa
Figure 11 – A table showing the EdgeCore Internet Real Estate Data Centre facilities (USA)
Figure 12 – A graphic showing a map of the proposed xScale Data Centre investments worldwide (excluding the Americas)
Figure 13 – A table showing the SpaceDC investments made by GIC Private Ltd
Figure 14 – A table showing some of the key Data Centre facilities planned by STT GDC worldwide
Figure 15 – A picture showing the DigiPlex Fetsund Data Centre facility
Figure 16 – A table showing the Data Centre facilities controlled by IPI PartnersFigure 17 – A map showing the location of the NorthC Data Centers (Netherlands & Germany)

Figure 18 – A picture showing the proposed Gaw Capital Partners Data Centre at Nongsa Digital Park, Indonesia
Figure 19 – A picture showing the Teraco Data Environments campus at Isando (Johannesburg)
Figure 20 – A picture showing one of the proposed DCI Adelaide Data Centre facilities
Figure 21 – A table showing the Data Centre investments made by Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -including the joint ventures with Digital Realty
Figure 22 – A chart showing the Data Centre stages of evolution worldwide (Brookfield Investment Partners)
Figure 23 – A picture showing the ChinData ChinaNorth Data Centre campus (H06) near Bejing 
Figure 24 – A picture showing the Verne Global Data Centre campus at Keflavik, Iceland
Figure 25 – A table showing the Digital Edge Data Centre investments worldwide
Figure 26 – A graphic showing the location of the PCCW Data Centres in the Asia Pacific
Figure 27 – A picture showing the proposed Vantage Data Center Melbourne MEL-1) campus
Figure 28 – A map & graphic showing the AtlasEdge Data Centre locations
Figure 29 – A table showing the key Data Centre facilities owned by Vantage Data Centers

Figure 30 – A picture showing the proposed EdgeConneX EDCBCN01 Barcelona Data Centre facility
Figure 31 – A picture showing the proposed GTR Slough Data Centre facility
Figure 32 – A table showing the planned GTR Data Centre facilities
Figure 33 – A table showing the PDG XL Data Centre facilities in Indonesia
Figure 34 – A picture showing the proposed PDG JC2 Indonesia Data Centre facility
Figure 35 – A picture showing the proposed Yondr Data Centre facility at Slough, UK
Figure 36 – A table providing details of the investments made by Yondr Group Data Centers
Figure 37 – A table summarising the major investments in Data Centres by Private Equity groups in millions of USD - up to the end of October 2021
Figure 38 – A table showing the existing & proposed xScale Data Centre locations worldwide
Figure 39 – A picture showing the ID02 (Indonesia) Data Centre campus from SpaceDC
Figure 40 – A picture showing the KIO Networks Data Centre facility (QRO-1) at Queretaro, Mexico
Figure 41 – A map showing the locations of the UK Proximity Data Centre facilities
Figure 42 – A picture showing the Datum Datacenter FRN-1 facility in Farnborough UK
Figure 43 – A picture showing the Kao Data facility in Harlow, Essex, UK
Figure 44 – A picture showing the proposed DUB20 Data Centre facility located at Arklow, County Wicklow
Figure 45 – A picture showing the Echelon Data Centres LCY10 facility in the London Docklands
Figure 46 – A picture showing part of the proposed Sines 4.0 Data Centre campus project
Figure 47 – A table showing the key Data Centre developments in new markets
Figure 48 – A picture showing the PCCW Malaysia (Cyberjaya-1 (CJ-1)) Data Centre facility
Figure 49 – A map showing the proposed land purchase & Data Centres in the Navi Mumbai area
Figure 50 – A table showing the key Private Equity Data Centre developments being made in new markets
Figure 51 – A table showing the key new Private Equity Data Centre developments in existing City Metro markets
Figure 52 – A table showing a forecast for Private Equity & SWF investments in Data Centres from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025 in millions of USD per annum
Figure 53 – A chart showing a forecast for Private Equity & SWF investments in Data Centres from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025 in millions of USD per annum
Figure 54 – A map showing the MapleTree Investment Trust (MIT) owned and acquired Data Centre facilities in the USA
Figure 55 – A table summarising the growth in Private Equity DC capacity in MW - China
Figure 56 – A table summarising the growth in Private Equity DC capacity in MW - India
Figure 57 – A table summarising the growth in Private Equity DC capacity in MW - Indonesia
Figure 58 – A table summarising the growth in Private Equity DC capacity in MW - Ireland
Figure 59 – A table summarising the growth in Private Equity DC capacity in MW - Japan
Figure 60 – A chart showing the impact of new private equity investment on new Data Centre power forecast in 2022 for India, Indonesia, Ireland & Portugal - in MW
Figure 61 – A table showing the impact of new private equity investment on new Data Centre power forecast in 2022 for India, Indonesia, Ireland & Portugal - in MW
Figure 62 – A table showing a list of companies mentioned in this report
Figure 63 – A table showing the exchange rates converted into USD $1 used in the report

Extract of companies mentioned