GvW Graf von Westphalen advises Deutsche Telekom in the construction of Germany’s largest “TwinCore” data centre
In Saxony-Anhalt, Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems International has commissioned the construction of Germany’s largest “TwinCore” data centre and one of the most modern data processing centres worldwide. Together with an in-house team of Deutsche Telekom AG, GvW Graf von Westphalen advised T-Systems International over the past two years on the legal design, land development and obtaining the building permits as well as in the negotiation and conclusion of leasing and project contracts.
T-Systems already operates eastern Germany’s largest data processing centre in Magdeburg. The new twin location in Biere (Salzland district/Saxony-Anhalt) that is scheduled to go into operation in 2014 will be Germany’s largest data centre, with an IT floor space of up to 40,000 sqm. Such “TwinCores” guarantee the highest data and operational security for cloud services because the twin centre continues to run if operations in one centre are interrupted.
Following a structured bidding process, the contract for the realisation of this project was awarded to Hannover Leasing and a construction consortium (so called “ARGE”) formed by Ed. Züblin AG and M+W Germany GmbH. Funding is coordinated by a banking consortium consisting of Bayerische Landesbank, KfW IPEX Bank and Landesbank Baden Württemberg.
Adviser to T-Systems International
GvW (Berlin): Dr Alexander v. Aretin (real estate/public law), Dr Lorenz Czajka (real estate law, lead counsel), Associates: Dr Sven Donner (real estate/construction law), Dr Ulla Reuter (real estate law), Nora Thies (public law)
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