Institutions take on higher risks with Asia data centre bets

Institutional investors are running higher risks as demand for data centre opportunities pushes them to Asia’s fringes. “[When] too many investors jump on a theme in this way it makes less sense as an investment,” said Andrew Thompson, head of private equity, at KPMG Asia Pacific in Singapore, adding that general concerns about overbuild in capacity in key hubs in the region had driven investors to other locations. Tom Fillmore, executive director, data centres, capital markets,…