Data Center Transactions in Germany: Regulatory Challenges and New Opportunities Arising from the Data Center Strategy, M&A Review

Partner Florian Harder and of counsel Veronika Montes published an article in M&A Review on Germany’s growing data center market and the regulatory considerations shaping data center transactions.

Florian and Veronika outline how Germany’s new national Data Center Strategy could create investment opportunities by seeking to expand capacity, streamline permitting, improve grid access, and strengthen energy infrastructure. They also note that investors evaluating data center M&A and joint ventures should closely assess power purchase agreements, grid connection risks, and evolving energy efficiency and sustainability requirements, which are increasingly important to project valuation and transaction structuring.