Data centre site selection and due diligence
Site selection for a data centre is the first tangible step to its realisation, and Arup can provide essential information to assist clients in the purchase of new sites or optimisation or expansion of current ones.
Using our project planning approach, we help identify risks and opportunities early on, and offer mitigation measures to inform later decision making.
Our site selection and due diligence services include feasibility studies and masterplanning, site development and planning, permitting and environmental advisory. We combine these services with knowledge of local authorities and codes across the globe to deliver tailored reports. At the strategic level, our advisory experts can support clients to assess country-level considerations through our deep understanding of policy and regulatory issues, industry knowledge and technical expertise.
Identification and mitigation of potential risks such as flooding, seismic activity, or extreme weather conditions will assist you in planning for resilience both of individual data assets and at the corporate level. Our cross-discipline technical expertise enables us to focus on specific aspects of a site and provide advice on ground conditions, environmental aspects and specific local utility capacity (e.g. power, water, fibre, etc.).
The data centre market can be complex and uncertain. Our business investment advisory teams can help develop robust strategies and business plans to navigate a this market and capitalise on opportunities. We provide finance structuring advice and due diligence by experienced, commercially astute engineers and business professionals, and technical, commercial and corporate finance advisory services backed by insights and analysis.
We advised a leading European investment manager in the acquisition of a stake in a major Benelux digital infrastructure provider, operating a range of fibre-optic networks and data centres.
To assess the investment opportunity, Arup brought together a team of specialists from across Europe, combining rigorous economic insights with technical expertise. Aligning experts including economists and regulatory experts, data centre designers, risk and resilience managers as well as operational performance specialists, the team helped the client to evaluate these complex assets.
Our team took an integrated, iterative approach to evaluate all the assets and provide a useful report across the different business areas in less than six weeks. Our combined approach allowed the client to consider the potential risk areas and overall transaction structure to arrive at a fair valuation.
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Data centres
As technology infrastructure, data centres are the backbone of the digital economy, and Arup is driving the development of the most sustainable, scalable and resilient data centres. We offer our clients full engineering, architectural and consultancy services for the entire lifespan of the data centre.