DUBLIN, December 20, 2021– (BUSINESS WIRE) – “The Future of Data Center Investing” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com offer.

Private equity investing is nothing new. Although Private Equity (PE) and Sovereign Wealth Investors (SWI) give new impetus to large-scale data center investments around the world and are key players in the introduction of new facilities and the acquisition of centers existing data.

The Future of Data Center Investments report reveals that PE vendors are investing in data centers and are now doing so on an even larger scale with investments reaching billions of dollars. Additionally, there are more investors and private equity investors account for a large part of new data center developments in a number of markets, according to the report.

The report provides an overview of the profiles of eighteen private equity funds investing in data centers from Actis Captial to Princeten Digital Group. In addition, the report presents a forecast of private equity data center investments – from late 2021 to late 2025.

CD companies are now looking for incremental expansion, and it is the private equity firms that now make the big investments in new large-scale facilities rather than established CDs, especially in new or underserved CD markets.

They seem to view DCs as attractive because of:

• Demand for content and cloud in new markets – such as Indonesia, Poland, Japan

• Large-scale demand seen as a growth opportunity

• DC’s low tenant churn rate seen as attractive

The report concludes that:

• The number of new private equity investors is increasing. Real estate companies such as Lendlease create joint ventures with a SWFor more often through a private equity partner to spread the cost and risk of a large investment in hyperscale data centers in new markets.

• Private Equity investors now represent an important part of new Data Center developments. In a number of national markets, the analyst finds that private equity investors account for the majority of new data center developments – for example, multiplying the power capacity of data centers by 6 in Portugal, 1.9 times in Ireland, almost 1.5 times in Brazil, almost 1.2 times in Indonesia and more than 0.8 times in Poland.

• Private Equity funds invest in speculative data center developments in new markets: It is important that private equity funds are willing to invest in large-scale Hyperscale facilities in relatively new markets (including (India, Indonesia and Japan) with new capacity per installation from 50% MW to 100 MW or more – while established data center providers typically invest in their existing subways as a low risk strategy.

• Most of the new data centers that are being built in the new metropolitan markets are being built by private equity investors: Portugal) with new spaces being built outside the main area of ​​the capital, taking advantage of lower land costs – indeed , private equity funds may take more risk over a longer period of time than the established data center provider.

• The data center industry is expected to experience further growth predicted as more private equity investors enter the space: end of 2025 – an overall growth of 66% over the 4-year period. Private equity funds have identified the data center segment as capable of driving above-average growth from cloud and content users paired with stable tenants (with low churn rates) and are attracted to by low penetration hyperscale data center markets.

Main topics covered:

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Part 1 – The reasons for investing in Private Equity in Data Centers

• The attractiveness of Data Centers for Private Equity investors

• Types of investments in Data Center Private Equity around the world

• Risks and rewards for investing in Private Equity Data Center

Part 2 – Examples of new PE & SWI investments in Data Centers

• Global investment selected by PE & SWI – GIC’s Investments

• Investments in new markets and companies around the world

• Investments in existing data center providers

Part 3 – The future data center market for private equity investors

• New developments in private equity data center investment

• An investment forecast in Private Equity Data Center – from the end of 2021 to the end of 2025

• Major trends in Private Equity Data Center investment

Companies mentioned

Private Equity Companies

• Actis Capital

• Antin infrastructure partners

• Berkshire Partners, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners

• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

• ChinData Group, Infrastructure Data9

• Datasphere, DWS Group, DigitalBridge

• Digital advantage

• EQT infrastructure

• Gaw Capital Partners

• Global Technical Realty (GTR)

• IPI Partners

• Piedmont Holding

• Princeton Digital Group (CEO)

• PRP

Data center companies

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