Datacenters

Setterwalls specialists advise datacenter operators throughout the entire project cycle. We represent operators, investors, developers, property owners, energy companies, and technology firms, in both Swedish and cross-border projects. The industry sits at the intersection of real estate, energy, technology, and regulation, and projects often involve a wide range of legal disciplines and stakeholders.

Our advisory services include, among other things:

• Real estate and transactions
  Acquisitions, disposals, and leases of land and properties for datacenter purposes, including sale-and-leaseback arrangements and joint ventures.
• Planning and environmental law
  Zoning plan amendments, environmental assessments, and permits. We assist throughout the entire permitting process and work to identify and manage risks at an early stage.
• Energy and sustainability
  Grid connections, power purchase agreements (PPAs), heat recovery agreements, on-site renewable energy generation, and regulatory matters related to the energy market, as well as sustainability reporting.
• Construction law
  Construction contracts, EPC contracts, and framework agreements for large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Financing
  Project finance, green loans, and other structured credit solutions for both lenders and borrowers.
• Corporate law and M&A
  Acquisitions, mergers, and restructurings of datacenter operations, as well as the establishment of cooperation structures and joint ventures.
• IT and commercial agreements
  Colocation and hosting agreements, service agreements with cloud providers and end customers, and other commercial contracts.
• Data protection and regulatory compliance
  GDPR, data localization requirements, the NIS2 Directive, and other regulatory frameworks affecting datacenter operators and their customers.
• Tax law lent ski
  Tax structuring of investments, acquisitions, and ongoing operations, including energy tax, property tax, and incentive programs.

By bringing together specialist expertise from multiple legal disciplines, we are able to offer cohesive advice tailored to the specific conditions of the datacenter sector, from the initial stages of a development through to ongoing operations and expansion.