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Industries & Asset classes

Data Centres

Powering performance in a digital world
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Driving value across the data centre lifecycle. 

The region's data centre market is growing fast, thanks to cloud adoption, AI, and data sovereignty needs. Whilst this brings great opportunities, challenges like strict energy rules and limited power in hubs like Frankfurt are real. 

We offer data centre strategies that work for the German market. Whether you're developing a hyperscale campus or finding enterprise colocation space, our teams help occupiers, investors, and operators. With our deep market knowledge of Germany's power, planning, and operator landscape, we empower you to make sound decisions. 

Ready to advance your data centre strategy? Contact us today. 

What Sets Us Apart

End-to-end lifecycle support

We guide clients through every phase, from site feasibility and power procurement to operations and disposition. Our integrated service model ensures your property strategy aligns with technical requirements and business timelines across regional markets.

Sector-specific expertise

Our dedicated professionals understand the technical, regulatory, and operational demands unique to this market. We navigate local planning laws and grid connections to deliver strategies aligned with your infrastructure goals.

Connected to the market

We maintain direct relationships with utilities, authorities, and operators across Frankfurt, Berlin, and Munich. This network provides priority access to sites, accelerated permitting, and real-time intelligence on power availability.

Powered by intelligence

Our proprietary research offers deep visibility into the data centre supply, capacity, and pricing. This intelligence enables you to benchmark opportunities, assess market timing, and make data-driven decisions.

Global reach, local execution

With specialists in Germany’s key regions, we deliver consistent service with local precision. Our global platform coordinates multinational portfolios whilst ensuring compliance with specific regulations.

Performance-minded and future-focused

We prioritise resilience and energy efficiency in every engagement. Our teams help design and operate facilities that meet today's uptime needs whilst planning for tomorrow's digital demands with renewable energy and cooling innovations.

Services

Investor Services



Capital Markets


Our team connects investors with capital sources in Germany's institutional market. We structure transactions to maximise returns, navigating the technical due diligence and regulatory considerations unique to data centre assets, from hyperscale campuses to edge facilities. 

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Agency Leasing


Our specialists position data centre properties for optimal tenant placement. We leverage deep operator relationships and market intelligence to minimise void periods, structure competitive lease terms, and secure creditworthy tenants across colocation and wholesale segments.

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Asset Services


We optimise data centre performance through strategic management and operational excellence. Our teams implement tailored programmes that enhance facility efficiency, extend equipment lifecycles, and maximise NOI whilst maintaining critical uptime standards.

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Valuation & Advisory


Our specialists provide accurate, RICS-compliant valuations of data centre assets. We deliver strategic advisory that supports acquisition decisions, portfolio optimisation, and financial reporting across the local sector.

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Project & Development Services


We guide data centre development from site identification to commissioning. Our teams manage technical coordination, contractor procurement, and regulatory approvals to ensure facilities are delivered on schedule while navigating local construction and energy standards. 

Learn more about our project development services

Sustainability Services


We help clients achieve energy efficiency targets essential to German market competitiveness. Our teams implement strategies for PUE optimisation, renewable energy procurement, waste heat recovery, and ESG reporting that align with investor and regulatory demands.

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Occupier Services



Tenant Representation


We secure optimal colocation, wholesale, or build-to-suit solutions for data centre occupiers in Germany. Our team negotiates favourable lease terms and assesses technical specifications to ensure facilities meet your operational requirements and budget. 

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Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory


We optimise distribution networks and reduce transport costs for data centre operators. Our services help manage equipment deployment and inventory across multiple facilities, streamlining vendor coordination for maximum efficiency.

Labour Analytics and Location Strategy


We analyse workforce availability, talent pools, and labour costs to inform your data centre location decisions. Our services help you evaluate markets based on staffing needs, skills availability, and operational costs critical to facility performance.  

Learn more about our workplace solutions

Project & Development Services


We support occupier-led data centre development and fit-out projects. Our teams coordinate technical requirements, manage contractors, and ensure compliance with local building codes to deliver facilities on time and within budget.

Learn more about our project development services

Facility Services


Our IFM teams provide comprehensive operational support for data centres. We manage maintenance, vendors, and compliance oversight to ensure continuous uptime through proactive service delivery aligned with your SLAs.

Learn more about our facility management services

Sustainability Services


We help occupiers implement energy efficiency programs and achieve sustainability certifications. Our services reduce operational costs and help meet corporate ESG commitments and German regulations by securing renewable power.

Learn more about our sustainability services

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Frequently Asked Questions

The region represents Europe's largest data centre market, distinguished by Frankfurt's position as a global interconnection hub and strict energy regulations under the Energirtschaftsgesetz. The market faces power capacity constraints in prime locations, extended planning approval timelines, and growing renewable energy requirements. We help clients navigate these dynamics through deep utility relationships and real-time market intelligence that identifies emerging opportunities across established and secondary markets.

We execute comprehensive site feasibility analysis incorporating power availability, fibre connectivity, planning approval probability, and total cost of ownership. Our site selection process evaluates grid capacity with local utilities, assesses Bebauungsplan compliance, analyses cooling water access, and benchmarks incentive programmes across the various states. We leverage proprietary data and municipal relationships to identify sites that meet technical specifications whilst minimising development risk and timeline uncertainty.

Successful power procurement in the region requires coordinated engagement with utilities, grid operators, and renewable energy providers. We help clients secure grid connection agreements, evaluate PPA structures for renewable compliance, and assess backup power requirements under national reliability standards. Our strategies address Energiewende transition impacts, capacity reservation costs, and long-term price hedging to optimise operational expenses whilst meeting sustainability commitments.

Data centres must comply with Energieeffizienzgesetz (EnEfG) energy efficiency requirements, Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG) emissions standards, and local building codes. We guide clients through environmental impact assessments, noise abatement planning, and water usage permitting. Our regulatory expertise accelerates approval timelines and structures facility designs that satisfy technical requirements whilst maintaining operational flexibility.

Hyperscale expansion requires securing multi-megawatt power capacity, extensive land parcels, and fibre diversity in markets with limited available supply. We help hyperscale operators evaluate greenfield development versus existing asset acquisition, assess campus expansion potential, and negotiate utility infrastructure investments. Our approach prioritises speed to market and scalability for future phases whilst managing the country's lengthy planning and construction approval processes.

We provide market entry strategies tailored to international operators, including competitive landscape analysis, regulatory framework orientation, and local partnership identification. Our services encompass market sizing, operator benchmarking, incentive negotiation with state agencies, and relationship facilitation with regional utilities and municipalities. We accelerate market entry by leveraging established networks and local expertise that international operators cannot replicate independently in Germany.

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