KKR Ups Data Center Bet with $1.5B Equity Commitment to Global Technical Realty
KKR is doubling down on Europe’s fast-growing digital infrastructure market, committing an additional $1.5 billion of equity to Global Technical Realty (GTR), the data center platform it co-founded in 2020 with entrepreneur Franek Sodzawiczny. As part of the transaction, Oak Hill Capital will join the platform as a new investor, committing approximately $400 million.
The fresh capital will be used to fund GTR’s expanding development pipeline across Europe, including greenfield projects and entry into new markets. The platform specializes in built-to-suit data centers engineered for hyperscale, cloud, and increasingly AI-intensive workloads.
Since its launch, GTR has steadily built a footprint across both primary and emerging European markets, with multiple projects currently under construction. The expansion comes as demand for AI-ready capacity accelerates across the region, driven by cloud adoption, enterprise digitization, and rising compute requirements tied to generative AI.
“As rapid cloud growth continues and scaled AI demand begins to materialize, the need for high-quality, power-efficient, and scalable data center infrastructure in Europe has never been greater,” said Andrew Peisch, Partner at KKR.
KKR is funding the investment primarily through its Global Infrastructure Strategy. To date, KKR has committed approximately $34 billion of equity across 24 digital infrastructure investments, alongside more than $20 billion in power and renewables.
Across its global portfolio, KKR now owns five data center platforms spanning the U.S., APAC, and EMEA, representing more than 155 facilities and a 12-gigawatt development pipeline, as well as extensive fiber and wireless infrastructure assets. Oak Hill, meanwhile, brings more than three decades of digital infrastructure investing experience, with GTR marking its fourth data center platform investment.
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