Bloomberg Deals: Power, Infrastructure At Center of Data-Center Deals

Melissa Kalka joined a Bloomberg Deals panel on power and infrastructure at the center of data center deals. Alongside anchor Dani Burger and senior leaders from McKinsey and Stonepeak, Melissa discussed the evolving data-center investment landscape, including where opportunities are emerging, how investors are approaching risk and return and how the market is getting increasingly creative in financing and structuring deals.

Kirkland has often been highlighted as the leading firm on data center transactions, advising on most of the landmark deals that have helped define the sector’s evolution from modest developments into gigawatt-scale campuses backed by billions of dollars of investment. In 2025 alone, we advised on more than $169 billion in M&A and joint venture deals and over $81 billion in financings related to data centers.