At Fladgate, we approach data centres as critical infrastructure. We help clients navigate the full lifecycle of digital infrastructure projects, recognising that successful projects depend as much on power strategy, connectivity and operational resilience as they do on land and construction.
Our multidisciplinary team advises operators, developers, investors, lenders, landowners and technology businesses across the UK and internationally. Drawing on expertise in energy, technology, commercial contracts, real estate, construction, planning, finance, corporate and dispute resolution, we help clients deliver and operate digital infrastructure projects in a rapidly evolving market. As active participants in the sector, we regularly bring together industry stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the next generation of digital infrastructure.
Whether supporting established market participants or businesses entering the sector for the first time, we provide practical, commercially focused advice that reflects the realities of a fast-moving and increasingly strategic industry.
Our experience includes:
- Power and Energy: Our power team advises on grid connections and network arrangements, power purchase agreements, behind-the-meter and alternative power solutions, energy strategy for data centre developments, and battery storage and co-location projects.
- Development and Delivery: We advise on all stages of data centre development and delivery, including land assembly, options and acquisitions, planning and infrastructure consents, construction procurement and delivery, telecoms code matters, and development joint ventures.
- Investment and Financing: We provide strategic advice on the acquisition and disposal of data centre assets, debt financing, investment structures, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, and fund formation.
- Operation and Commercialisation: We advise on colocation arrangements, occupier contracts including leases, outsourcing and managed services, facilities management, and operational and technology contracts.
- Disputes and Risk: We advise clients on disputes and risk management across the data centre sector, including construction disputes, infrastructure disputes, commercial disputes, and operational and supply chain disputes.
Embedded in the Data Centre Ecosystem
We believe that understanding the sector means being part of it. We are actively involved across the UK data centre ecosystem through industry organisations, conferences, roundtables and relationships with operators, developers, investors, lenders, consultants and international advisers. These connections help us understand emerging market trends, facilitate introductions where appropriate, and provide commercially informed advice.
