CapitaLand Investment launches research paper on Asia Pacific data center investment strategies in the age of digitalization

CapitaLand Investment (CLI) has launched a research paper on investment strategies for Asia Pacific’s data center (DC) industry as part of its “Perspectives” research series. Leveraging insights from CLI’s expertise on the ground, the research paper highlights the demand drivers behind the rapid growth of data centers in the region and strategic investment considerations for investors.

“Digitalization is a global megatrend driving the growth of data centers,” said Michelle Lee, managing director, private funds (data center), at CLI. “With the DC sector’s strong secular tailwinds, 97 percent of institutional investors plan to increase their capital allocation into the sector, particularly in Asia Pacific. As DCs are more resilient, allocation to this asset class can be an integral part of investors’ portfolio diversification strategy.”

Lee added that CLI has accelerated its growth in the sector, adding 22 data centers since 2021. “Today, we have 27