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Data Centres in Asia Pacific: Investing in the Next Generation of Digital Infrastructure

As AI and cloud adoption accelerate across Asia Pacific, data centres are emerging as a critical infrastructure asset class. This article explores how power availability, pre-leasing, AI readiness and evolving financing models are reshaping investment decisions, risk assessment and long-term value creation in the region's rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector.

As AI and cloud adoption accelerate across Asia Pacific, data centres are emerging as a critical infrastructure asset class. This article explores how power availability, pre-leasing, AI readiness and evolving financing models are reshaping investment decisions, risk assessment and long-term value creation in the region's rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector.
Pritesh Swamy

Pritesh Swamy

Head of Research & Consulting, Data Centre Group, APAC, Cushman & Wakefield

Pritesh has over 22 years of extensive experience in research and consulting, specialising in the Asia Pacific data centre sector and tracking data centre activity across 14 key markets. As a core member of Cushman & Wakefield’s Data Centre Group (DCG), he works closely with in-country teams and cross-functional experts in capital markets, land acquisition, rack space leasing, and valuations to provide clients with comprehensive research and advisory services. Pritesh leads the development of data centre market intelligence, thought leadership, and research, and has delivered numerous strategic advisory mandates to help clients understand market dynamics, identify trends, and make informed investment decisions.
Gordon Marsden

Gordon Marsden

Head of Global Capital, APAC & EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield

Gordon has over 15 years of real estate experience across Asia Pacific, specialising in strategic advisory, investor relations, capital raising and brokerage. Since joining Cushman & Wakefield in 2007, he has led transactions involving individual assets and large-scale portfolios across multiple asset classes. He works closely with brokerage teams across APAC and EMEA to support regional and institutional clients on capital markets strategies. With extensive experience in cross-border investment and Asian outbound capital, Gordon advises investors on capital deployment strategies and opportunities across global real estate markets.