O’Melveny features deep experience advising on the acquisition, disposition, financing, and operation of data centers, data center assets, and related technology and services businesses. We are committed to helping stakeholders capitalize on opportunities in the data center sector. Having advised on hundreds of complex transactions, regulatory compliance matters, and real estate and infrastructure development projects and capital raising transactions, our team provides strategic counsel to help clients structure, negotiate, and execute high-value deals with confidence.
We understand the evolving legal and commercial challenges unique to this sector. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures seamless guidance across real estate and project finance, project development, energy procurement and interconnection, water supply, and policy and regulatory issues.
We represent the full spectrum of clients involved in the data center lifecycle, including:
- artificial intelligence services
- bitcoin miners
- hyperscalers
- investment firms
- lenders and underwriters
- facilities operators
- real estate developers
- semiconductor manufacturers
- software developers
- start-ups
- technology companies
- water sector participants
Areas of Focus
- acquisitions
- capital raises
- carbon reduction strategies
- construction
- credit facilities
- data privacy & security
- debt & equity financing
- dispositions
- environmental compliance
- exits
- funding
- interconnection arrangements
- joint ventures
- land use & acquisition
- leasing, zoning & permitting
- maintenance agreements
- power procurement
- power purchase & supply agreements
- real estate
- regulatory & compliance
- renewable energy solutions
- site selection
- structured financing
- tax planning
- technology arrangements
Apax Partners in its recapitalization of CenterBeam
Apollo Real Estate in its acquisition of Volta (f/k/a Data Centre)
Banco ltau BBA S.A. and Natixis New York Branch, as global coordinators, with US$825 million in senior credit facilities for Ascenty Data Centers e Telecomunicaoes S.A., the largest provider of data center and connectivity services in Latin America
Bitmain and its affiliate (Antpool), the world’s leading manufacturer of digital currency mining servers, in multiple bitcoin mining data center deals
Cisco Systems in its joint venture with Inspur for data center and IT infrastructure services
Citibank in US$4.2 billion in global credit facilities for Digital Realty Trust
Clearlake Capital in its acquisition of Vision Solutions
CoreSite in its establishment of data center operations and systems
Cormint Data Systems, a bitcoin mining company that develops data centers, in the acquisitions of 100% of the membership interests of Northern Consultants LLC
Dell in its acquisitions of Clerity Solutions and Enstratius
GDS Holdings in its US$1.67 billion secondary public offering
Insight Partners in its acquisition of the RagingWire data center business
Interxion in its US$8.4 billion merger with Digital Realty Trust
Lancium in site structuring for data center commercial and energy supply agreements to power AI and bitcoin mining operations
Mitsui & Co. in its joint venture with Lippo Group for high-quality data centers
Multinational technology company as lead counsel on structuring and power supply, including backup generation and natural gas contracts for 1,000 MW hyperscale project
Primus Telecommunications in the sale of its BLACKIRON data centers business to Rogers Communications
Rackspace in its US$4.3 billion acquisition by Apollo Global Management
Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, with Vantage Data Center Holdings’ US$345 million revolving credit facility and US$225 million term loan, secured by two data centers in Santa Clara, California, and another in Quincy, Washington
Satoshi Energy, a bitcoin mining company, on commercial agreements to co-locate flexible data center loads directly with operating wind farms in the ERCOT market
Soluna Computing in data center commercial and energy supply agreements and development of bitcoin mining and AI data center facilities in Texas
Yovole Networks in multiple private funding transactions
“O’Melveny’s energy group shines with the expertise, firepower and bench to handle any situation.”
—Client Testimonial, Chambers Global
Band 1-firm for Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) in Texas
—Chambers USA
>US$15 billion in data center sector transactions completed over the last five years
“O’Melveny & Myers attorneys stay current on technology and legal developments. They take the time to learn about our products and offer practical advice.”
—Client Testimonial, Chambers USA FinTech Legal
“O’Melveny boasts a strong project finance department…Conventional and renewable power generation assets are another core pillar of the practice, structuring energy supply agreements for both public and private industry clients.”
—Legal 500 US, Project Finance: Energy & Power (2025)
“O’Melveny’s project development and real estate group is sought after for its robust offering which covers acquisitions, development, and construction, as well as financing. With a range of experience handling matters in the renewable and alternative energy space, the practice has built a strong client base which consists of businesses from the financial services and energy sectors…”
—Legal 500 US, Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power (2025)