APAC’s Digital Transformation: Why Data Centres are a Golden Ticket for Investors

Tom joined CBRE in 2015, initially focusing on the Japanese and Korean markets from Tokyo. He specialises in Data Centres and collaborates with various investor groups, colocation providers, and hyperscalers. In 2020, he relocated to Singapore to expand his focus across the Asia Pacific region. Before CBRE, Tom was an entrepreneur in the F&B sector, successfully selling his business before entering real estate. His diverse background offers a unique perspective on the industry. With his new understanding of this alternative asset class, Tom has brokered numerous Data Centre development deals, ranging from 30MW to 300MW, and continues to seek opportunities in the Asia Pacific market.

Andrew heads CBRE’s Asia Pacific Regional Consulting team within Advisory & Transaction Services. This comprehensive service line specialises in Labour Analytics, Location Intelligence, Portfolio Strategy, Site Selection, Retail Advisory, Data Centre Consulting and M&A Advisory. With over 15 years of commercial real estate experience, Andrew excels in Strategic Consulting, Transaction Management, and Capital Markets brokerage, showcasing strong analytical skills and financial modelling expertise. As part of a specialist team, he utilises advanced real estate technology and tailored offerings to optimise real estate decisions for occupier and investor clients. He has managed numerous data centre advisory and transactions projects for data centre operators, investor and developers across the Asia Pacific region.

Lim Mian is a Director for the Digital Infrastructure Advisory Practice in Asia Pacific. She has worked with operators, developers and investors, thereby developing a deep understanding of client needs in this asset class. Mian led multiple data centre engagements, and these studies span supplydemand market mapping, key trends including AI and cloud adoption, opportunity sizing, pricing analysis, opex and capex benchmarking as well as site level due diligence. She also co-leads the Investor Advisory practice which is focused on alternative and emerging asset classes - one of which is digital infrastructure. She has been instrumental in shaping data centre strategies in the region, and is trusted by both investor and occupier clients.