Data Centres
Data centres are a vital part of modern infrastructure. As the sector continues to expand, projects are becoming larger and more sophisticated, driven by increasing regulatory scrutiny, rising investor expectations, and rapid technological change.
Arntzen Grette advises Norwegian and international clients across the full value chain of data centre projects in Norway, from land acquisition and zoning and planning processes to financing, construction, operations, and transactions. Our clients include data centre developers and owners, hyperscalers, investors, lenders, power companies, and co-location providers.
Our team has been involved in the data centre sector since the early days of the industry in Norway and offers specialist legal expertise across all key practice areas relevant to the sector.
We advise on, among other things:
- Energy law matters, including power purchase agreements, grid connection, and capacity rights
- Option agreements to provide flexibility in the pre-development phase, real estate transactions and ground lease agreements, planning-, zoning-, and building law, real estate structuring and establishing of rights over third-party properties
- Contract strategy, negotiations, and dispute resolution in construction projects — the firm has leading expertise in construction law and disputes
- M&A and corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals of data centre businesses, joint ventures, and project financing
- Commercial contracts, including co-location agreements, operating agreements/service agreements, and service level agreements (SLAs)
- Data protection and regulatory compliance, including the Norwegian E-com Act, GDPR, NIS2, and national security legislation
