Investors write bigger cheques for Asian data centre assets

Investors are betting big on the data centre economy in Asia, with flows into the sector set to peak this year, a September report by real estate services firm CBRE showed. At $1.8 billion, data centre investment volumes in Asia Pacific for the six months to June have already touched 80% of full-year 2020 volumes, according to CBRE. The sector will maintain that strong momentum for the rest of the year as several major deals that are in the pipeline come through, the company said.…