Kao Data

Investment Summary

Kao Data is a specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres with facilities in West London (Slough) and East London (Harlow)

• Goldacre identified Harlow site, secured multiple funding rounds (debt & equity), acquired land, managed the development process, hired word class management team and supported sales team in securing first client
• In 2022, Goldacre led the acquisition of two facilities in West London in a sale and leaseback transaction with a major UK financial institution
• Goldacre continues to oversee build out as well as commercial operations of the Kao campus and supports on identifying expansion opportunities

Deal highlights

• Opportunity identified and sourced by Goldacre - Noé Group
• Secured institutional capital from Legal and General Capital (2019) and Infratil (2021) to accelerate platform growth
• Acquisition of two data centre facilities in West London in 2022 transformed Kao into a multi-site platform

Established as a growth platform by Goldacre, Kao Data is one of the leading data centre platforms in the UK with a world class management team that has extensive track record in the deployment and operation of digital infrastructure