The past month has seen sustained investment trends in the data centre sector and research by Headwind Consultants reveals that APAC attracted almost 40pct of the estimated USD16b total secured for explosive market growth taking place across the region.
Investment in India ranked a close second with 35pct, followed by Europe and the UK with approximately 21pct.
Investment in the data centre sector which includes M&A, land acquisitions, data centre build and expansion, exceeded a record USD100 billion during the first half of 2021 according to research conducted by Headwind Consultants for The Tech Capital.
Global deals, where funds or investment is to be spread across a number of geographies reached a record 25pct of the total and includes the landmark acquisition of QTS by Blackstone at USD10 billion.
The USA still represented the leading country globally with more than USD18 billion in transactions.