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KWM South & Southeast Asia Data Centre Briefing

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South & Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing markets for data centres in the world. Cloud providers continue to eye hyperscale expansion in the region and data centres continue to be an important sector for private capital investors. Sustainability requirements and green financing are converging, presenting new opportunities and complexities. The M&A market is also evolving, with increasingly complex spin-off deals by telecoms operators coming to the fore.  

King & Wood Mallesons is delighted to have advised leading data centre platforms on M&A, development and expansion across South & Southeast Asia. Our digital infrastructure team has broad experience and deep market insight. We understand the current drivers in the sector.

Our experience acting for investors, platforms and operators has allowed our team to develop an in-depth knowledge of the industry and understand how to execute complex cross-border data centre transactions in South & Southeast Asia.

This briefing considers international data centre trends in South & Southeast Asia, drawing on the experience of KWM's specialist digital infrastructure team. Topics covered include:

  • Key themes for 2022 & beyond
  • Strategies for market entry & expansion
  • Case study: Singapore
  • Financing of data centres
  • An alternative to greenfield/brownfield development

If anything in this publication captures your interest, please feel free to contact a member of our team to discuss it further.

 

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