Latham Advises Evolution Data Centres in Fundraise

Latham & Watkins has advised Evolution Data Centres, a leading sustainable data centre platform in Southeast Asia, on a strategic investment by Zero Two, a digital infrastructure investment platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Under the terms of the transaction, Zero Two will assume a co-controlling position alongside Warburg Pincus, establishing a strong institutional partnership to support Evolution’s continued growth.

The investment will provide Evolution Data Centres with long-term growth capital aimed at accelerating the deployment of hyperscale-ready data centres across key Southeast Asian markets.

The Latham team was led by Hong Kong corporate partner Richard Watkins, with Singapore partner James Clayton-Payne, Seoul counsel Regina Jinseo Kim, and associates Jonathan Wah, Cher Lin Chin, and Jae Lee. Advice was also provided on antitrust matters by Frankfurt counsel Nils Bremer, with associates Helena Kunigunde Schau-Tong Hofmann and Nicolas Andreas Jung.