Data Centers

Sale & Leaseback / Asset Monetisation

Release capital from owned data-center assets while retaining operational use.

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Overview

A data-center sale-and-leaseback sells an owned facility to an investor and leases it back, releasing capital while the operator retains use. Matchpoint structures sale-and-leasebacks and other monetisation routes for owners and operators of data-center assets.

As part of our Data Center Financing practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every data center financing mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.

How Matchpoint helps

Our role on sale & leaseback / asset monetisation mandates

  • Releases capital from owned facilities
  • Operator retains use via a long lease
  • For owners and operators
  • Off-balance-sheet options
Track record

Select transactions

Representative data center financing mandates led by Matchpoint partners.

Data Center · Nordics
$100m

Construction & refinancing facility for a data-center asset.

Project / Data Center Finance · Nordics
AI Infrastructure · UAE
$200m

Hyperscale AI data-center development capital.

Equity + Debt · UAE
Edge · MENA
$50m

Edge data-center rollout financing.

Project Finance · MENA
Data Center · Europe
€120m

Refinancing of a stabilised data-center portfolio.

Refinancing · Europe
Innovation & insight

Our proprietary research

Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.

Questions, answered

Sale & Leaseback / Asset Monetisation — frequently asked questions

The owner sells the facility to an investor and immediately leases it back on a long-term lease, freeing capital while continuing to operate.

Infrastructure funds, REITs and institutional investors seeking contracted, long-duration cash flows.

Matchpoint arranges the full capital stack for data-center developers and operators — land and powered-shell acquisition finance, senior construction and project finance, mezzanine, equity and JV capital, plus take-out refinancing and sale-and-leaseback once a facility stabilises. Tickets range from USD 20m to USD 500m+.

No. Matchpoint is a corporate-finance and capital-introduction firm: we structure and raise the finance, introduce equity and debt investors and advise on M&A. We do not provide engineering, construction or facility-operations services — those are delivered by your own contractors and operators.

Contracted, long-term lease or offtake cash flows from creditworthy hyperscale and enterprise tenants give data centers infrastructure-like return profiles, while structural demand from AI and cloud underpins growth. We structure debt and equity around those contracted cash flows and the asset’s secured power and connectivity.

Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.

Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30–90 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.

A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.

Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.

Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.

Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.

Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

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