By mandate / Sell, acquire or finance

Data center investment and capital advisors

Sell a facility, buy a platform or raise capital. Compare property capital markets teams such as Eastdil Secured and CBRE with investment banks such as Moelis, Lazard and Houlihan Lokey, each with its published deal record.

18 matching firmsChecked 11 Nov 2026Selection method

Avison YoungReal estate brokerage—Site selection; provider selection and representation; transaction services; valuation; capital markets; debt and equity; project management; network and connectivityRepresented the seller of a 343-acre parcel bought by Tract for the 1GW Morris Technology Park campus in Illinois (January 2026), per Avison Young2026-11-11
BNP Paribas Real EstateReal estate brokerageUnited Kingdom; EMEALand purchase; development appraisals; investment analysis and purchases; leasing advice; lease restructuringAdvised Equinix on buying an 85-acre freehold site in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, for its planned £3.9B campus (October 2025), per BNP Paribas Real Estate2026-11-11
CBREReal estate brokerageGlobalOccupier leasing; investor leasing; acquisitions and dispositions; recapitalization; consultingCBRE states $6.0B+ in annual global data center transaction value and 10M sq ft of colocation space leased each year2026-11-11
ColliersReal estate brokerageAmericasTenant representation; site selection; build-to-suit advisory; valuation; acquisition and dispositionAmericas practice lead Raul Saavedra’s Colliers biography states 600+ MW of transactions completed2026-11-11
CresaReal estate brokerageNorth America; global through Knight Frank partnershipDevelopment site sales; asset sales; owner leasing; occupier representation; financing; project managementCresa’s data center team states 3,000+ acres of powered land and development sites transacted2026-11-11
Cushman & WakefieldReal estate brokerageGlobalSite selection; power procurement; lease negotiation; facility management; dispositionWashington, D.C. data center advisory team states $9B+ of data center transactions advised worldwide over the last decade2026-11-11
Data Center GroupReal estate brokerageUnited StatesLand brokerage; site selection; power and infrastructure screening; entitlement; development—2026-11-11
DC AdvisoryCapital advisoryEurope; North AmericaDigital infrastructure M&A and partnership advisory covering datacentres, fibre and towersExclusive advisor to PGGM on its partnership with European data centre platform Penta Infra, per DC Advisory2026-11-11
Eastdil SecuredCapital advisoryUnited States; internationalSales; leasing; joint ventures; financingTop seller-side broker of 2025 data center property sales: $1.58B of advisory work, 49.8% share (Real Estate Alert ranking on Green Street data, published by Eastdil)2026-11-11
Five 9s DigitalReal estate brokerageUnited States (national coverage)Acquisitions; dispositions; leasing; power advisory and procurement; valuation; lease renewals; site selection; powered landFive 9s lists the $130M sale of CME Group’s Chicago data center to CyrusOne with a 10 MW leaseback2026-11-11
Houlihan LokeyCapital advisoryInternationalM&A; capital solutions; financial restructuring; valuationExclusive sell-side advisor to Connect Des Moines on its sale to Cologix, closed June 1, 2024, per Houlihan Lokey2026-11-11
JLLReal estate brokerageGlobalColocation site selection; land acquisition; divestment; financing; energy procurementJLL states 3.0+ GW of colocation transactions completed2026-11-11
Knight FrankReal estate brokerageGlobalColocation acquisition; lease renewals; site selection; freehold acquisitions; sale-leasebacks; valuation—2026-11-11
LazardCapital advisory—Financial advisory and M&A for data center, tower and fiber ownersExclusive financial advisor to T5 Operations on its sale to Salute Mission Critical (2026), per King & Spalding2026-11-11
Moelis & CompanyCapital advisory—M&A; powered land sales; joint ventures; equity and debt capital raisesMoelis lists a $6B programmatic joint venture with Cloud Capital to invest in hyperscale data centers (2026) and an $835M Brookfield equity and Deutsche Bank debt raise (2025)2026-11-11
NewmarkReal estate brokerageGlobalSite selection; power and fiber due diligence; tenant representation; acquisitions; sale-leasebacks; valuation—2026-11-11
North American Data CentersReal estate brokerageUnited States; CanadaAcquisitions; leasing; dispositions; lease renewalsNADC states founder Jim Kerrigan has sold 4M+ sq ft of data centers since 2016, mostly in Northern Virginia: 20 properties worth $1.2B+2026-11-11
SavillsReal estate brokerageEMEALand acquisition; lease advisory; colocation sourcing; investment acquisition and disposal; M&A; debt structuring—2026-11-11

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