Savills & the Value of Property Consulting for Data Centres

The data centre sector has undergone dramatic transformation over the past five years. Power demands have surged as hyperscale operators have started to expand across the globe – largely pushed on by the meteoric rise of B2B and B2C AI technologies.

Savills, the global real estate advisor, has looked to position itself at the very centre of this evolution, offering comprehensive consultancy services spanning the entire data centre lifecycle. Its EMEA data centre division works with major hyperscalers, well-capitalised operators and institutional investors alike.

Cameron Bell leads Savills data centre transactions business for EMEA. He heads a London-based team that collaborates with colleagues across European markets. His career path into the sector reflects how rapidly the industry has matured.

"About five years ago, data centres were part of our European industrial business run out of London," Cameron explains. The firm received numerous enquiries about data centre opportunities, and the technical complexity demanded specialists who could focus solely on this kind of asset class.

From there, Savills began hiring experts from within the data centre industry. Hear all about the firm’s offering in this burgeoning sector in this video.