PIMCO Closes Record-Breaking European Data Centre Fund Amid Surging…

Sarah J · 2025-12-30T10:04:35.000Z

Global investment manager PIMCO has successfully closed its debut European data centre fund with a record-breaking capital raise that more than doubled its original target, making it the largest real estate vehicle dedicated to data centres in Europe to date. The fund, known as the PIMCO European Data Centre Opportunity Fund , secured approximately €1.8 billion in commitments from institutional investors, reflecting growing appetite for digital infrastructure driven by exponential demand for cloud, AI and high-performance computing capabilities. Investors backing the fund include the European Investment Fund (EIF) and CDP Equity, which together contributed €200 million as cornerstone capital, supporting the development of data centre facilities across high-growth European markets such as Madrid, Milan, Berlin, Zurich, Warsaw, Marseille and Athens. The investment aims to bridge critical infrastructure gaps while enhancing Europe’s digital sovereignty and expanding capacity to meet the needs of governments, tech firms and cloud service providers. PIMCO’s strategy focuses on building new, high-efficiency data centres and acquiring existing facilities with expansion potential, ensuring alignment with sustainability standards through widely accepted certifications like BREEAM and LEED. As Europe’s digital economy accelerates, data centres are increasingly seen as core infrastructure assets rather than niche plays, driven by long-term structural demand from AI, big data and cloud workloads. The success of this fundraise highlights how digital infrastructure investment is evolving into a major asset class for global private capital, with investors betting on the continued growth in demand for connected services, on-demand computing and next-generation applications powered by AI and machine learning. #StartupEuropeIndiaNetwork #India #Tech #MarketExpansion #Science #AI #Infrastructure #DataCenters #DigitalInfrastructure #PIMCO #Fundraising #AIDemand #CloudComputing #Europe #InvestEU #EIF #CDPEquity

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