KKR has committed an additional $1.5 billion of equity to Global Technical Realty (GTR), a built-to-suit data center platform the firm helped launch, while Oak Hill Capital of New York City is contributing roughly $400 million as a fresh investor. The combined funding is aimed at speeding GTR’s expansion across Europe to meet surging demand for hyperscale and AI-ready infrastructure.
The financing package is designed to scale GTR’s operations, recruit specialized talent, and accelerate deployment of high-performance facilities in both established markets and developing ones throughout Europe.
GTR was founded in 2020 by Franek Sodzawiczny alongside KKR, with a focus on mission-critical, hyperscale-ready data centers across key European regions. Sodzawiczny described the new capital as a pivotal turning point for the business, saying it will enable faster market entry and greater capacity to serve AI workloads.
Andrew Peisch, a KKR partner, emphasized Europe’s need for high-quality, power-efficient data center infrastructure as cloud growth and AI workloads expand, commending GTR as one of the region’s most capable developers. Oak Hill’s involvement continues a long-running program of investments in telecom and digital assets, with Adam Hahn, a partner at Oak Hill, calling GTR a differentiated platform.
Oak Hill’s $400 million commitment marks its fourth data-center platform investment, reinforcing the cross-Atlantic trend of American capital supporting Europe’s data-center deployment cycle. The deal signals a broader shift toward AI-enabled capacity in Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape.
Note: AI tools from Noah Wire Services assisted in generating this report.
