Macquarie Financially Supports NTT’s Expansion in Europe and North America

NTT Berlin 1 Data Center

NTT has agreed to form a strategic real estate relationship with Macquarie Asset Management, a major global asset manager and technology services firm, to cover NTT’s wholesale data centers in Europe and North America. NTT will be able to expedite the construction of its data centers as a result of this agreement.

NTT is one of the world’s largest data center operators, with over 1,300 MWs of data center capacity with a huge expansion pipeline of a 25 percent capacity growth spanning more than 20 countries and regions worldwide.

Macquarie Asset Management will deploy real estate capital with NTT to assist its development in Europe and North America as part of this strategic real estate alliance.

At the same time, this cooperation would allow NTT to accelerate its data center development efforts in order to capitalize on the market’s unparalleled growth as the worldwide shift to digital continues.

Accelerating Data Center Investments

Photo Masaaki Moribayashi, President and Board Director at NTT
“NTT has ambitious plans to build and operate more data centers which our strategic partnership with Macquarie, a globally recognized, long-term and experienced financial investment partner, will allow us to achieve,” said Masaaki Moribayashi, President and Board Director at NTT.

“We see this as a very attractive sector to invest in, given the exponential growth of global data and computing and the significant capital requirements for operators to keep up with user demand,” said Brett Robson, Global Head of Real Estate for Macquarie Asset Management. “We are delighted to partner with NTT, a leading data center operator, that has a global footprint and an exceptionally strong development and operational history.”

“The world is moving further and further towards digital operations, driving demand for data centers. NTT has ambitious plans to build and operate more data centers which our strategic partnership with Macquarie, a globally recognized, long-term and experienced financial investment partner, will allow us to achieve,” said Masaaki Moribayashi, President and Board Director at NTT. “NTT aims to provide high-quality services to global companies by maximizing investment efficiency and accelerating data center business investments. Macquarie understands our vision to enable the growth and innovation of our clients. Macquarie’s real estate investment capabilities are highly attractive as we consider the ongoing development of our platform in Europe and North America.”

NTT has pledged to achieve net zero emissions in its data centers by 2030 and across its value chain by 2040. NTT’s worldwide data center portfolio will be powered entirely by renewable energy by 2030 as part of this promise. The data center operator stated it will continue to improve its sustainable design standards and energy efficiency measures.

Macquarie Asset Management is a specialist investment firm that manages more than £403 billion in assets for institutions, pension funds, governments, and individuals around the world. Its capabilities include real estate, fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, and asset finance. Macquarie Group, which was founded in 1969 and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, employs roughly 17,000 employees in 33 markets.