Oaktree-backed Pure Data Centres raises $780M in debt for Europe, Middle East push
What's the deal? Pure Data CentresDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Group, the data centre developer backed by Oaktree Capital ManagementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, has raised $780 million in debt financing. The round carries an option to expand by a further $1.1 billion.
What's the endgame? Pure plans to use the money to fund a build-out of data centres across Europe and the Middle East.
What's the expansion? The debt directly bankrolls that geographic push, extending Pure's footprint into two regions where demand for compute capacity is climbing.
Why it stands out: At $780 million, this ranks among the largest UK debt rounds on record — above the 95th percentile of 382 comparable deals.
The signal: Capital is flowing into physical infrastructure as the backbone of the AI and cloud era. Backing from Oaktree, and the scale of the financing, underscores how investors increasingly treat data centres as a core bet rather than a sideshow.
Read more: Bloomberg
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