The £15m acquisition of a data centre and subsea fibre landing station asset, SeaEdge UK1, has a capacity of 10.6MW and a direct connection to the 275KV National Grid ensuring a highly resilient electrical supply of up to 80MW.
The asset is occupied, and operated, by data centre operator, Stellium Data Centers Limited (“Stellium”), via a 25-year occupational lease, with over 24 years remaining. The rent received under the lease will deliver an attractive yield to D9, and is subject to annual, upward-only inflation-linked rent reviews.
SeaEdge UK1 is the UK’s only landing point for the new North Sea Connect cable, part of the advanced North Atlantic Loop fibre optic cable network, which hosts AEC-1 and AEC-2, both owned and operated by D9’s cornerstone subsea fibre platform, Aqua Comms. The presence of Aqua Comms and its knowledge of the asset will deliver synergies for the wider portfolio and reaffirms D9’s wider strategy of bridging the connectivity divide (in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 9), leveraging D9’s subsea fibre platform to build a vertically integrated portfolio of digital infrastructure investments.
SeaEdge UK1 is also the landing station for the NO-UK subsea cable, connecting Altibox Carrier’s Norwegian network to the North East of England, and onwards.
In addition to being a subsea landing station, the data centre hosts several Tier 1 carriers and a leading technology company.
In addition to the SeaEdge UK1 acquisition and its related expansion opportunities, the Investment Manager has identified a further £1 billion pipeline of investment opportunities over the next six months.
Commenting on the SeaEdge UK1 transaction, Thor Johnsen, Head of Digital Infrastructure at Triple Point, said: “Data centres form a key part of the digital infrastructure backbone. We are pleased to support the Stellium operations through our ownership of the SeaEdge UK1 asset. Stellium offers customers robust transatlantic and intra-Europe connectivity, as well as access to the Newcastle Internet Exchange (NCL-IX). This level of connectivity is key in delivering on D9’s strategic ambition and bridging the connectivity divide.
We are thrilled to add SeaEdge UK1 to the growing D9 portfolio and look forward to updating investors on further opportunities in due course."
