Background and Opportunity
- Initial off market purchase of a 35 acre campus site in Corsham for £7m
- Ark provides energy efficient and ultra-secure data centre space in unique campus environments
- Create a diverse, long term, index-linked income stream from a blue chip tenant base
- Major carbon saving through efficient design, use of green energy and rainwater capture
Transaction Progress
- Ark was re-capitalised in 2012 when a new management team was brought in and the position was refinanced with dedicated equity (creating Ark Capital Partners)
- In 2015, Ark was selected by HM government to form a JV called Crown Hosting which gives Ark access to all UK public sector data centre requirements
- Ark now has 29 data centres on 6 campus sites under development across London and the South of England and has acquired two additional powered sites in continental Europe
Current Status
- Ark continues to build on a current rent roll from leading technology companies, telecom groups, blue chip corporates and government bodies
- Ark is now a leading UK data centre developer, owner and operator with over 500 MW of secured compute capacity and relationships with all the major hyperscalers
