Ada Infrastructure
Ada Infrastructure is a global hyperscale data center developer and operator, backed by Ares Management, building and leasing AI-ready campuses across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America to cloud and enterprise customers under long-term triple-net leases.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersBellevue, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Ada Infrastructure does
Ada Infrastructure is a global data center developer and operator that builds and leases hyperscale-grade campuses to large technology and cloud customers, backed by Ares Management Corporation's digital infrastructure platform. Its portfolio consists of nine campuses in development across North America (Virginia, 400MW), Europe (London Docklands, 210MW), Asia Pacific (Tokyo and Osaka campuses totaling ~600MW), and Latin America (São Paulo 300MW, Rio de Janeiro 50MW), representing over 1GW of IT capacity in flight. Facilities are engineered for AI and high-density GPU workloads, with liquid-cooling-ready designs, target PUE of 1.2-1.37, WUE of zero through closed-loop cooling, and BREEAM Excellent / LEED BD+C Datacenter GOLD sustainability targets.
The business model is asset-heavy and contract-driven: Ada acquires or develops land with pre-secured power allocations from utilities such as TEPCO, UKPN, and Dominion/REC, then delivers build-to-suit, turnkey, or wholesale data center capacity to hyperscale and enterprise customers under long-term 15-year triple-net leases. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated through a direct enterprise field sales motion. The company is a private subsidiary of Ares Management (NYSE: ARES), which had approximately $644 billion of AUM as of March 31, 2026, and Ada's growth is funded through Ares-managed vehicles including a $2.4B inaugural Japan data center development fund. Named hyperscale counterparties include Google (Brazil partnership, March 2026) and an unnamed investment-grade tenant occupying the full 165MW Leesburg portfolio under triple-net leases.
Ada Infrastructure firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ada Infrastructure
- Legal name
- GLP International Data Center Holdings Limited
- Website
- https://adainfrastructure.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Ada Infrastructure is a global hyperscale data center developer and operator, backed by Ares Management, building and leasing AI-ready campuses across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America to cloud and enterprise customers under long-term triple-net leases.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ada Infrastructure industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Data Center Colocation & Hyperscale Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hyperscale Data Center Campuses (Build-to-Suit) (HDABACAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- HPC / AI-Optimized Data Center Facilities (HDABACAJ), Enterprise Data Centers & On-Prem Facilities (Owned/Operated) (HDABACAG)
Keywords
Where Ada Infrastructure is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bellevue
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices15 records
Markets served
Ada Infrastructure business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Data Center Colocation & Hosting: Provides wholesale and small-to-mid scale data center leasing options including build-to-suit and turnkey high-density data center solutions. Revenue generated through long-term leases with hyperscale and enterprise customers, with facilities fully leased under 15-year triple-net agreements providing long-term income stability.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
Ada Infrastructure product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ada Infrastructure develops, owns, and operates hyperscale data center campuses across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, offering colocation, build-to-suit, and turnkey high-density data center capacity from 5 MW to 400+ MW per campus for AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads under long-term 15-year triple-net leases. The portfolio comprises nine campuses totaling over 1GW of IT capacity, anchored by flagship 210 MW Docklands (London), 400 MW Virginia 1, 300 MW São Paulo, 50 MW Rio de Janeiro, and approximately 600 MW across Tokyo and Osaka campuses.
Product overview
Ada Infrastructure is a global data center business offering a portfolio of hyperscale data center campuses across multiple geographic regions. The company operates nine campuses totaling over 1GW of IT capacity, organized by region: Europe (Docklands London - 210 MW), Asia Pacific (Japan campuses including Tokyo West 1/2, Tokyo East 1/2, and Osaka East totaling ~600 MW), North America (Virginia 1 - 400 MW), and Latin America (São Paulo - 300 MW and Rio de Janeiro - 50 MW). Each campus offers modular, scalable data center capacity with varying power densities, cooling capabilities (air and liquid cooling ready), and deployment options (build-to-suit and turnkey). The company is part of Ares Management Corporation's digital infrastructure platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Docklands Data Centre Campus (London, UK) Flagship 210 MW hyperscale data center campus in East London's Royal Docks, designed as a strategic hub for AI, hyperscale, and cloud workloads. Features three 70 MW buildings with liquid and air cooling, designed PUE of 1.2, district heating interface capability, zero water usage cooling (WUE=0), ISO 27001 / SOC 2 Type 2 / PCI DSS certifications, and targeting BREEAM Excellent and WELL Silver standards.
- Tokyo West 1 (TKW1) 31 MW multi-phase hyperscale data center campus in Tokyo featuring three 3-story buildings (~10 MW per building) with on-site substation; Building 1 provides 10 MW IT Load while buildings 2 and 3 feature liquid cooling ready capability for high-density AI hardware. Carrier neutral and certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and PCI DSS.
- Tokyo West 2 (TKW2) 295 MW hyperscale data center campus in Tokyo consisting of 8 five-story data center buildings with N+1 UPS distributed redundant architecture and N+1 closed loop air-cooled chiller plant. Carrier neutral and positioned near major hyperscale data centers in the Tokyo region.
- Tokyo East 1 (TKE1) 67 MW multi-phase hyperscale data center campus located in Tokyo's largest hyperscale availability zone cluster, consisting of three 4-story buildings (20–26 MW each) with on-site 110 MVA substation. Carrier neutral with 4+ diverse zero vaults, and certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and PCI DSS.
- Tokyo East 2 (TKE2) 190 MW hyperscale data center campus in Tokyo featuring four 3-to-4-story data center buildings, located in the largest hyperscale availability zone and most data center dense area in Japan.
- Osaka East (OSE1) 16 MW hyperscale data center in Osaka consisting of one four-story building designed for high-density deployments with turnkey options available.
- Virginia 1 (VA1) Campus 400 MW hyperscale data center campus on a 314-acre master planned site in Northern Virginia's I-95 South corridor. Initial phase consists of 200 MW IT Load with plans to expand to 400 MW. Features 1.3 annualized design PUE and LEED BD+C Datacenter GOLD targeting.
- São Paulo Campus (GRU10) Up to 300 MW IT Load hyperscale data center campus in greater São Paulo, Brazil, available for build-to-suit and turnkey high-density data centers. Features three multi-story buildings with 5x9's resiliency level, dual-fed on-site substation, and 100% clean energy enabled.
- Rio de Janeiro Campus 50 MW IT Load hyperscale data center campus in greater Rio de Janeiro featuring three single-story turnkey high-density data center buildings. Features N+1 UPS Distributed Block redundant 6:5 configuration and N+1 closed loop air-cooled chiller plant.
- Wholesale, Build-to-Suit, and Turnkey Data Center Solutions Flexible engagement models offered by Ada Infrastructure for hyperscale and enterprise customers, including wholesale data center leasing, build-to-suit bespoke campus solutions, and turnkey high-density data center deployments sized from 5 MW to 400+ MW per campus. Revenue is generated via long-term 15-year triple-net lease agreements with hyperscale and enterprise customers.
Quantifiable outcome
- PUE as low as 1.2 at Docklands campus
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Ada Infrastructure
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Ada Infrastructure technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Ada Infrastructure partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- GooglecoreGoogle has announced an investment in a new data center in Brazil, partnering with Ada Infrastructure for the project. This represents a significant hyperscale customer partnership.
- McLaren ConstructioncoreMcLaren Construction was appointed by Ada Infrastructure to build the first of three 70MW data centre buildings as part of a 210MW data centre campus development in London's Royal Docks. Shell and core works expected to be completed by mid-2028.
- KeltbrayminorSupply chain partner for McLaren Construction on the London Docklands data centre build.
- GallagherminorSupply chain partner for McLaren Construction on the London Docklands data centre build.
- William HareminorSupply chain partner for McLaren Construction on the London Docklands data centre build.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ada Infrastructure competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Vantage Data Centers: Global hyperscale data center operator backed by DigitalBridge with multi-continent campuses targeting the same hyperscale and enterprise build-to-suit/wholesale customer base as Ada. Comparable scale and product offering.
- EdgeConneX: Hyperscale and edge data center provider with global footprint and focus on build-to-suit capacity for cloud and AI workloads, directly comparable to Ada's hyperscale campus model.
- Aligned Energy: Hyperscale data center operator specializing in high-density, liquid-cooled facilities for AI and cloud customers. Closely aligned with Ada's AI-ready, high-density design philosophy.
- Stack Infrastructure: Hyperscale data center developer with multi-GW pipeline in North America and Europe, serving the same hyperscale and large-enterprise customer base as Ada Infrastructure.
- CyrusOne: Global hyperscale and enterprise data center operator (owned by KKR/GIP) with extensive build-to-suit capability, directly comparable to Ada's hyperscale campus offering.
Broad incumbents
- Digital Realty: Largest publicly traded data center REIT with a global portfolio spanning hyperscale and retail colocation. Overlaps with Ada on hyperscale and enterprise but is a broad incumbent, not a pure-play hyperscale builder.
- Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader with significant hyperscale exposure through xScale. Comparable in scale and customer overlap, but operates as a broad incumbent across retail and hyperscale.
Regional players
- NTT Global Data Centers: Major Japanese data center operator with significant Tokyo and Osaka capacity overlapping with Ada's Japan portfolio of ~600MW. Key regional competitor for hyperscale customers in APAC.
- Scala Data Centers: Latin American hyperscale data center platform with major São Paulo presence, directly competing with Ada's Brazil entry (GRU10 and Rio campuses) for hyperscale customers in the region.
- Ascenty: Brazilian data center operator (backed by DigitalBridge and Brookfield) with significant São Paulo capacity, comparable to Ada's Brazil campuses and targeting the same Latin American hyperscale and enterprise customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Ada Infrastructure social profiles
Digital presenceAda Infrastructure compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance14 records
Ada Infrastructure financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ada Infrastructure leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Ada Infrastructure funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ada Infrastructure M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ada Infrastructure
What does Ada Infrastructure do?
Ada Infrastructure develops, owns, and operates hyperscale data center campuses across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, offering colocation, build-to-suit, and turnkey high-density data center capacity from 5 MW to 400+ MW per campus for AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads under long-term 15-year triple-net leases. The portfolio comprises nine campuses totaling over 1GW of IT capacity, anchored by flagship 210 MW Docklands (London), 400 MW Virginia 1, 300 MW São Paulo, 50 MW Rio de Janeiro, and approximately 600 MW across Tokyo and Osaka campuses.
Is Ada Infrastructure a public or private company?
Ada Infrastructure is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Ada Infrastructure founded?
Ada Infrastructure was founded in -1. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Ada Infrastructure based?
Ada Infrastructure is headquartered in Bellevue, United States, in the North America region.
How does Ada Infrastructure make money?
One revenue line is on record: data Center Colocation & Hosting.
Who are Ada Infrastructure's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Vantage Data Centers, EdgeConneX, Aligned Energy, Stack Infrastructure and CyrusOne. Broad incumbents are Digital Realty and Equinix. Regional players are NTT Global Data Centers, Scala Data Centers and Ascenty.
Does Ada Infrastructure have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ada Infrastructure.
What industry is Ada Infrastructure in?
Ada Infrastructure's product category is Data Center Colocation & Hyperscale Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABACAC, Hyperscale Data Center Campuses (Build-to-Suit), with a secondary code of HDABACAJ, HPC / AI-Optimized Data Center Facilities. Its NAICS code is 541513 and its SIC code is 7373.