Oaktree Capital Management Invests in Compass Datacenters

Source Intelligence

KEY DETAILS

The deal values Pure DC between £4 billion and £5 billion. "The fundraising process is expected to begin as early as November, although details of timing and structure are still being finalised."

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Deal Size

Oaktree Capital Management is preparing a major funding drive for its data centre development arm, Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), as it looks to raise at least £800 million through the sale of a 20% to 40% minority stake.

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Capacity

Pure DC currently operates more than 500MW of capacity across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia

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Location

A key element of Pure DC’s growth strategy is its £1 billion joint venture with property investment firm SEGRO PLC to build a 56MW data centre in Park Royal, West London.

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PPA Details

Designed to support next-generation cloud and AI workloads, the site is expected to be pre-let to a major hyperscale customer on a lease of at least 15 years.

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Financials

The deal, which values Pure DC between £4 billion and £5 billion, signals Oaktree’s confidence in the accelerating global demand for hyperscale digital infrastructure.

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Announcement

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COD

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, subject to planning and financing approvals, with completion targeted for 2029.

PARTIES MENTIONED IN SOURCE

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Oaktree Capital Management investor

"Oaktree Capital Management is preparing a major funding drive for its data centre development arm, Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), as it looks to raise at least £800 million through the sale of a 20% to 40% minority stake."

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Pure Data Centres Group developer

"Oaktree Capital Management is preparing a major funding drive for its data centre development arm, Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), as it looks to raise at least £800 million through the sale of a 20% to 40% minority stake."

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SEGRO PLC developer

"A key element of Pure DC’s growth strategy is its £1 billion joint venture with property investment firm SEGRO PLC to build a 56MW data centre in Park Royal, West London."

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