Greenberg Traurig Advises Blackstone and QTS on Landmark Data Center Site Acquisition
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The London office of Greenberg Traurig, LLPs global Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Practice has advised Blackstone and its portfolio company QTS on the acquisition of a 250-acre+ site in Northumberland to enable the potential development of a hyperscale data center campus. LONDON, May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The London office of Greenberg Traurig, LLPs global Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Practice has advised Blackstone and its portfolio company QTS on the acquisition of a 250-acre+ site in Northumberland to enable the potential development of a hyperscale data center campus. The Greenberg Traurig team was led by Real Estate Shareholder Carol Hopper, working closely with Shareholders Joel Wheeler (Corporate), Rupert Cheetham (Restructuring & Bankruptcy), Shashank Krishna (Energy & Natural Resources), Charles Case (Tax), Sierra M. Taylor (Finance), and Annabel Thomas (Litigation); Senior Associates Varun Devesher (Real Estate), Patrick G. Lilly (Corporate), and Gavin Costelloe (Litigation); Associates Clémence Mimbulu (Real Estate), Nazmul Miah (Restructuring & Bankruptcy), Kathryn Jones (Tax), and Edward Laslett (Finance); and Trainee Solicitors Filippo Macchi di Cellere, Adam Ripper, Christina Papanastasiou, Francesca Gransden, and Josef Rustom. Congratulations to Carol Hopper and the London team for their leadership on this deal, which is a great testament to the firms strength in the digital infrastructure sector not only in the UK, but throughout Europe and the rest of the world." Lawyers at Greenberg Traurig in London advise U.K. and multinational clients operating in many different sectors, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, energy, real estate, financial, automotive, retail, and communications.