Data Center Sourcing & Advisory
The right site.
The evidence to move forward.
Know what power is committed, when it can arrive, and what it means for your next decision.
Twenty years inside PE-backed data center and colocation businesses.
| Delivery evidence | Site A | Site B |
|---|---|---|
| Utility position | Load letter issued | Study phase |
| Energization | Q3 2027, documented in the ESA | 2029, verbal indication |
| Equipment | Transformer on order | Not ordered |
A shortlist is only as strong as the evidence behind it.
Illustrative comparison, not available listings or verified project opportunities. ESA means electric service agreement. A full site screen runs three to five sites against twenty-plus criteria.
Start Here
Bring the decision you’re facing. We’ll tell you what evidence it needs.
Start Here
What brings you here?
Three decisions. One specialist.
Find the right site.
Screen sites against power, timing and workload requirements.
Find capacity 02 / OwnersKnow your options.
Compare selling, retaining and repositioning your facility.
Review your asset 03 / AcquisitionsTest the opportunity.
Examine power, connectivity and the credit behind the leases.
Evaluate a dealProcess
Clarity before commitment.
Your requirements
Start with the decision, timeline and constraints.
The evidence
Test technical and commercial assumptions.
A written recommendation
Know what to do next and why.
Expertise
Experience behind the recommendation.
Seventeen acquisitions integrated. More than $500M of data center transactions across a twenty-year career inside PE-backed data center and colocation businesses, which is where the read on what a utility commitment is actually worth comes from.
The person who scopes the work does the work. Nothing is handed to an analyst, and the answer comes back in writing, with the documents behind it.
Off-Market Access
The pipeline comes from direct relationships with enterprise owners, not listing services or open-market searches.
End-to-End Capability
From first conversation to close, every stage of the advisory process runs without handoffs.
Technical Fluency
We read the asset (power, cooling, fiber and conversion economics), not just the paper around it.
- Fortune 500 Enterprise
- Infrastructure Fund
- Neocloud Operator
- Regional Utility
- PE Firm
- REIT
Market Context
Coverage
United States. Wherever the requirement is.
We work across the US, not a fixed list of metros. Primary markets when the requirement needs scale and carrier density, secondary metros when power and price decide it, and sites that were never listed anywhere, which is most of what we see.
What We Look At
| Asset Type | Enterprise-owned, colocation, powered shell, powered land, retrofit and conversion candidates |
|---|---|
| Geography | United States, all markets |
| Transaction Type | Sale, lease, sale-leaseback, acquisition, capacity placement |
| Power Status | Energized, partially active, contracted, or in the interconnection queue |
| Condition | Any: we assess all asset conditions |
| Timeline | Immediate to 18-month horizon |
Selected Insights
Evidence for your next decision.
Colocation, Retrofit, or Development: How to Choose
The decision is set by the date you need power, not by the capital plan. What each of the three paths is actually good for in a 1.4% vacancy market, and how each one usually fails.
What Evidence Supports a Power Delivery Date?
Six kinds of evidence get offered for an energization date, from a developer’s verbal to an executed interconnection agreement with equipment on order. Only the last two are worth putting in a model.
What You Get
A document you can take to your board.
Every path starts with a conversation and ends in something written, not a proposal for a longer engagement. If the answer is that you shouldn’t do the deal, that’s in the document too.
- Site ScreenThree to five sites, each with the utility position quoted from the document, the energization date and the evidence behind it, as-built density, indicative rate and fiber.
- Asset Position ReviewA documented power position, three valuation ranges under three buyer types, a named buyer list, and a go, fix-first or hold recommendation.
- Power and Credit ScreenInterconnect and tariff position, energization risk, guarantor separated from lease signatory, and the three items most likely to move price.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked
How is StackedAI different from a traditional CRE broker?
We work only on data center infrastructure. These deals turn on power, on what the utility has actually committed to in writing, and on the credit behind the lease. That’s what we answer. A generalist broker is selling the real estate wrapper.
Do you work with both buyers and sellers?
Yes. We advise asset owners on divestitures, help companies source capacity, and connect investors with qualified acquisition opportunities.
What markets do you cover?
The United States, wherever the requirement is. Primary markets, secondary metros, and sites that were never listed. We follow the deal, not a coverage map.
What kinds of assets do you work on?
Enterprise-owned facilities, commercial colocation, powered shell, powered land, and retrofit or conversion candidates. Energized, partially active, or still in the interconnection queue.
What does it cost to work with StackedAI?
It depends on scope, and scope comes out of the first conversation. Book a call, tell us what you’re deciding, and we’ll tell you what the work involves and what it costs.
Get Started
Tell Us What You’re Working On
Asset owner, capacity seeker, or investor: start a conversation and we’ll respond within 48 hours.