Kirkland Advises Ares on Significant U.S. Data Center Investments in Northern Virginia
Kirkland & Ellis advised global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) on two significant data center transactions in the United States by Ares Real Assets funds, underscoring an expansion of Ares’ global data center exposure and the significant advantages through collaboration across its leading digital infrastructure and real estate investment capabilities. In one investment, the Ares Digital Infrastructure business, through an Ares fund, has secured a 314-acre site situated along the I-95 South data center corridor in Spotsylvania County of Northern Virginia. In a separate investment, an Ares Real Estate fund has acquired two 2025-vintage hyperscale data centers located in Leesburg, Virginia.
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The Kirkland team included real estate lawyers Kevin Ehrhart, Michelle Kelban, Kim McGrath, Robin Walter Basu, Cody Sonntag and Hayden Steves; and corporate lawyers Rob Goodin, KJ Pedersen and Aaron King.
