Gibson Dunn Advised on the Strategic Partnership Between KKR and Gulf Data Hub to Scale One of the Middle East’s Largest Independent Data Center Platforms

Firm News  |  January 29, 2025


Gibson Dunn advised global private equity firm KKR on its investment in Gulf Data Hub (GDH), one of the largest independent data center platforms in the Middle East focused on serving hyperscale demand across the Gulf countries. This is KKR’s first data center investment in the Middle East.

Upon completion, KKR and GDH have committed to support over $5 billion of total investment to grow GDH’s market-leading position.

The Gibson Dunn cross-border team that advised on this transaction was co-led by Co-Chair of Private Equity in Europe Federico (Fede) Fruhbeck and the Partner in Charge of our Abu Dhabi office Renad Younes, partner Jakob Egle, of counsel Manjinder Tiwana, and associates Andrea Callá, Gisele Zouein, and Krishna Parikh, with the additional support of Anthony Forde and Lena Tarrin (Corporate, Private Equity).

The team was further assisted by partners Alice Brogi and Trinh Chubbock (Projects and Infrastructure), Penny Madden (Litigation), Mohamed Al Hasan (regulatory in KSA), Sandy Bhogal alongside of counsel Bridget English and Cheryl T. Yip (Tax), and of counsel Elizabeth Wood (DD of the financing and share pledge).