Data centers are a newly emerging sector in the global commercial real estate market. Global players in the alternative investment world like Blackstone and GIC that invest in commercial real estate at the largest scale annually have placed a large emphasis on data center investments. If you look at Blackstone’s recent quarterly earnings conference call, data centers appear as a promising sector for investment. QTS Realty, a data center REIT acquired by Blackstone in 2021, is the fastest growing area of Blackstone’s real estate sector. In Korea, data center investment has also increased significantly in recent years. In 2021, Actis, a British private equity fund management firm, made […]