NEWS
The data centre industry moves into a new
phase of heavy investment
illions of dollars are being invested in data centres on a
monthly basis, attracting a larger and more diverse set
of investors. Global investors, financiers and analysts
will meet this year at the Finvest Summit in Monaco to assess
market outlook and sentiment for the vibrant data centre, cloud
and Edge sector.
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The Finvest Summit is presented by BroadGroup’s Data
Economy, a leading international technology business news and
opinion website, magazine and broadcaster and will take place
on June 5, 2019 to run alongside the annual Datacloud Global
Congress in Monaco.
João Marques Lima, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Data Economy,
said: “Over US$10 billion have already been disclosed, as
having been spent on M&A business and facility acquisitions,
possibly driving 2019 to break all M&A records in the data
centre space. Finvest uniquely offers for the first time a global
forum for investors to debate the risk and rewards in this rapidly
expanding sector.”
With the heritage of a decade of producing the finance and
investment forum, the inaugural summit is the first time global
executives in financial, legal, real estate and professional
advisory firms have met globally with a stellar academy of
expert speakers to assess the risks and rewards in the rapidly
expanding IT infrastructure sector.
Speakers include investors, private equity, hedge funds,
pension funds, property specialists and bankers, as well as the
IT infrastructure leadership of data centre businesses.
QTS expands international platform with the strategic
acquisition of two data centres in the Netherlands
TS Realty Trust, a leading provider of software-
defined and mega scale data centre solutions,
has announced as part of its global growth
strategy, the expansion of its operations internationally
with the acquisition of two operating data centres in
the Netherlands.
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QTS acquired the two data centre assets, totalling
approximately 30 gross megawatts currently built out, from
TCN SIG Telehousing B.V for approximately US$44 million,
including closing costs.
QTS currently anticipates approximately US$15 million of
additional capital investments required for recommissioning of
the two facilities.
This additional investment, in addition to the initial
purchase price, represents an upfront cost per megawatt of
approximately US$2 million, which is materially below the
average cost to build in the Netherlands market.
“The data centre industry has increasingly become a global
business, particularly among our target hyperscale customers.
The European market, in particular, has experienced a
significant rise in demand, with 2018 representing a record
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year of absorption across the four largest European markets,”
said Chad Williams, Chairman and CEO – QTS.
“This acquisition advances our global expansion strategy
and provides a platform for future growth internationally at
a significantly de-risked entry point. Acquiring strategically
located facilities at a competitive price aligns with our overall
growth strategy and has clear long-term benefits for our
customers and shareholders.”
The two data centres are located in Groningen and
Eemshaven, which are located north east of Amsterdam.
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