Simpson Thacher Lawyers See No Slowdown in Private Equity’s Demand For Data Centers
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Hi, it’s Ryan Gould in New York, speaking with two Simpson Thacher & Bartlett lawyers about one of the hottest trends in private equity. Also today, PE’s mania for financial engineering is causing concern.
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Few corners of the private equity investment are accelerating as fast as data centers. As buyout behemoths bet billions on new facilities that will eventually feed the next generation’s demand for AI, I caught up with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Gabriel Silva and Scott Kobak—lawyers who’ve worked on deals including DigitalBridge’s $6.4 billion investment in Vantage Data Centers and Blackstone’s $10 billion acquisition of QTS Realty Trust. Here are some highlights from our chat.—Ryan Gould