Bloomberg Deals: Speed-To-Market Key For Data Centers

Partner Melissa Kalka joined a Bloomberg Deals panel exploring the forces shaping the future of data center development. Alongside anchor Dani Burger and a senior leader from McKinsey, Melissa discussed the impact of regulatory uncertainty, the need for creative deal structuring, and how critical considerations — from path to power to customer contracting — must align for projects to move forward.

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. Over the past 12 months, Kirkland has advised on more than $142 billion of data center M&A, joint venture and development transactions and more than $113 billion of data center financings.