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A&O Shearman guides $1.2 bln Malaysian data centre deal
by NIMITT DIXIT
Global law firm A&O Shearman has advised Malaysian real estate firm Sime Darby Property (SDP) on a $1.2 billion agreement to develop and lease a data centre campus in Malaysia with Google-backed Pearl Computing Malaysia.
The 77-acre property in Elmina Business Park, Kuala Lumpur, will be leased to Pearl Computing for an initial period of 20 years with two options to extend for five additional years. The data centre is expected to be operational by 2027. This partnership marks SDP and Pearl’s second collaboration to enhance data centre capabilities in Malaysia, following their first project, which is expected to go live in 2026.
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