Data Center Developers
is a highly specialized
development management firm
for data center projects across Europe.
Introducing
We act as development manager for investors and take care of the entire entire life cycle of data center developments & investments.
News
DCD Data Center Developers and Angelo Gordon Launch Green Data Center Platform DATA CASTLE
Munich - June 26, 2022 - New Data Center Joint Venture to Target Opportunities Across Germany.
Data center development management company DCD Data Center Developers and global alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon are pleased to announce the launch of DATA CASTLE, a new joint venture focused on developing and operating data center assets in Germany.
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New data center development firm DCD to extend DCA's service portfolio
Munich - May 13, 2022 - DCA Data Center Advisors has announced the launch of new development firm DCD Data Center Developers in order to extend its existing service portfolio.
DCD Data Center Developers will solely focus on development management activities for large data center projects, while DCA Data Center Advisors continues its strong growth as boutique advisory.
Dr. Christopher Stief, CEO, said: "It's the perfect time to go live with our data center development firm in order to meet the continiously strong growth of our clients."
Services
01.
Investment Strategy Development
We help clients to develop tailored investment strategies for data centers.
We advise on restructuring and optimizing of existing investment strategies for data centers.
02.
Site Selection & Acquisition
We help to identify, select and acquire the right data center sites across Europe.
We offer best-in-class financial modeling services and deep industry know-how.
03.
Site Development
We're experts in developing data center sites to 'powered land', including:
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Power Supply
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Carrier Connectivity
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Planning
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Permitting
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Sale of developed land
04.
Construction & Leasing
We advise through the entire construction and fit-out phase, until the data center is ready for operation.
We help to identify customers for the data center space and advise on the leasing process.
05.
Research &
ESG
We provide top-level market analyses and marketability studies.
Developing ESG concepts for data centers and creating investor handbooks is our daily business.
References
Data Center Advisors has recently worked with clients in a number of projects, including:
Germany
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Site identification and selection in Frankfurt
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Site due diligence & acquisition in Berlin
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Two site developments in Frankfurt
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Financial modeling for a new site development in Frankfurt
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ESG concept development for a data center in Berlin
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Acquisition of an existing data center in a German B-City
France
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Site due diligence in Paris
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Data center investment strategy development
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Marketability study
Netherlands
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Site development in Amsterdam
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Research
Europe
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Research on the European data center market with focus on specific client needs
Management
Dr. Christopher Stief is founder and Chief Executive Officer of boutique advisory DCA Data Center Advisors and development management firm DCD Data Center Developers.
He's a data center expert with proven track records from Amazon, NTT Data Centers and one of the top family offices in Germany.
Christopher studied in Germany and the United States of America (California, San Diego).
He holds a degree in economics from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and a PhD from Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz in business administration.
Realized data center projects as Data Center Developer and Commercial Director, including:
Germany
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Berlin, 12 MW data center
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Frankfurt, 50 MW data center
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Frankfurt, 12 MW data center
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Frankfurt, 30 MW powered land development
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Frankfurt, 20 MW powered land development
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Munich, 14 MW data center
Netherlands
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Amsterdam, 40 MW data center
UK
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London, 30 MW data center
Spain
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Madrid, 6 MW data center
Dr. Christopher Stief
Chief Executive Officer
Marcus Köhler is Chief Strategy Officer of DCA Data Center Advisors and DCD Data Center Developers.
Marcus is a data center veteran with more than 30 years of industry experience.
He holds a degree in computer technology and has held responsible positions with international market leaders, including
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Hewlett-Packard
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Rittal and
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e-shelter / NTT
Over the past 15 years, Marcus has focused on the development and leasing of highly secure and highly available colocation and hyperscale data center facilities.
This includes the successful leasing of large volumes at data center locations such as
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Frankfurt
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Berlin
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Zurich
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Amsterdam and
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Vienna
Marcus Köhler
Chief Strategy Officer
There are plenty of
data center
investment opportunities out there
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it's still day one in
digital infrastructure.
Dr. Christopher Stief