De Pardieu Brocas Maffei has advised DATA4, a major European operator and investor in the data center market, held by AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets for institutional investors, on the securitization of a record €620 million debt financing from three banks – Deutsche Bank, Société Générale and SMBC, to pursue its ambitious growth strategy in Europe.
With this new financing,DATA4 Group accelerates its responsible growth strategy throughout Europe. The Group plans to double the power capacity of its Paris campus from 100MW to 200MW, making it the most powerful data center campus in Europe. DATA4 also aims to significantly develop the number of data centers on its current campuses located in France (Marcoussis), Italy (Milan), and Spain (Madrid). It also intends to expand into Central Europe and Scandinavia.
DATA4 has acquired the resources it needs to deliver on its ambitions and consolidate its role as a European leader in the data center market, as it continues to grow and to invest in cutting edge technology for a more sustainable way to do business.