European investors

"The imperative to address sustainability within the data centre realm has never been more pressing. In spite of the impressive 'greening' improvements made by the industry over the past decade, customers, regulators and investors are increasingly demanding greater sustainability efforts."

"Twenty submarine cables, accounting for 10% of the existing infrastructure, are due for completion by 2027. This will add roughly 150,000 kilometres of cables to the European network."

"In 2023, the global data centre M&A market experienced a slight decline in value, totalling $36.6bn. However, with its mission-critical role and strong customer dependency inherent to the sector, data centres appear well-positioned to weather uncertainties."

"The European data centre market is expected to expand rapidly, propelled by a 31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in international bandwidth usage and a 15.9% CAGR in the AI sector from 2024 to 2030."

"There are signs of momentum building in the investment market"