Vantage Data Centers Raises Additional £254 Million via Asset-Backed Notes to Expand EMEA Footprint

Vantage Data Centers has shared an update.

The company has raised an additional £254 million in securitized term notes, supplementing its previous £600 million issuance tied to what it describes as the first EMEA data center asset-backed securitization. The new financing will be used to refinance the CWL11 and CWL13 facilities at Vantage’s 148MW Cardiff, Wales campus—one of Europe’s larger hyperscale data center sites—and to support further expansion in the EMEA region amid rising demand for AI and cloud infrastructure.

For investors, the successful placement of additional asset-backed notes indicates continued access to capital markets and suggests lender confidence in the cash flow profile of Vantage’s EMEA assets. Refinancing existing facilities may improve the company’s capital structure and potentially lower its cost of capital, freeing up resources to accelerate hyperscale capacity deployment. This is strategically relevant as AI and cloud workloads drive elevated demand for high-density, power-available data center capacity across Europe.

The transaction also marks Vantage’s third asset-backed securitization in Europe, signaling a maturing financing framework that could support scalable, repeatable funding of future developments. In a sector where large upfront capital expenditures and long development cycles are common, the ability to tap structured finance markets can be a competitive advantage versus peers relying more heavily on traditional bank debt or equity. If sustained, this financing strategy may strengthen Vantage’s position in the European digital infrastructure landscape and enhance its ability to secure long-term contracts with major technology and cloud providers, with potential positive implications for revenue visibility and asset valuation over time.