Pranav Hotkar
London, United Kingdom - January 8, 2026 - Global investment firm KKR has committed USD 1.5 billion in new equity to expand its European data center business, advancing its digital infrastructure strategy amid rising demand from cloud and artificial intelligence workloads. The capital will be deployed through KKR’s majority-owned platform Global Technical Realty (GTR) and is being made alongside a significant co-investment from Oak Hill Capital.
The refreshed funding is structured to support GTR’s greenfield development pipeline, portfolio expansion, and entry into additional European markets, where demand for high-performance, power-efficient capacity continues to surge. GTR has positioned itself as a leading developer of hyperscale and built-to-suit data center campuses across Western Europe, and this new equity will accelerate delivery timelines for projects already underway.
As part of the investment, Oak Hill Capital, a US-based private investment firm, has committed approximately USD 400 million to the partnership, bringing additional capital and strategic support to GTR’s growth plans. The combined commitments are expected to boost GTR’s ability to compete in key data center hubs such as Paris, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, where power availability and connectivity are critical for next-generation infrastructure.
KKR’s data center strategy is rooted in its broader Global Infrastructure Strategy, which today includes interests in more than 155 data center facilities worldwide and a development pipeline totaling roughly 12 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. The firm said the European market remains a priority as enterprise, cloud, and AI workloads drive demand for scalable, reliable compute environments closer to end users.
In a statement, Andrew Peisch, Partner at KKR, described the investment as a response to structural demand growth for hyperscale digital infrastructure. “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,” Peisch said.
Franek Sodzawiczny, CEO and founder of GTR, called the new backing “a major inflection point” for the platform. He said the capital will enable GTR to expand its operating capabilities, develop additional sites, and accelerate hiring to support its engineering and deployment teams. “This investment strengthens our ability to meet the evolving needs of hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise customers across Europe,” Sodzawiczny said.
Oak Hill Capital also emphasized its commitment to the partnership, noting the strategic importance of data center assets that underpin modern digital services and AI computing. The firm’s participation reflects growing private equity interest in digital infrastructure as an asset class that combines long-term cash flows with exposure to secular technology trends.
Industry observers say the new investment continues a global trend in which institutional capital is being deployed aggressively into data center development to address tight supply conditions and accelerating demand for AI-ready capacity. With this infusion of capital, GTR is poised to expand its European footprint and support an increasingly complex digital infrastructure ecosystem.
