Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has announced that its flagship private equity decarbonisation strategy has signed a majority investment in TTSP HWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH (“TTSP HWP”), a leading German technical advisor providing engineering, design and project management services for the development of large and complex data centres, acquiring the company from Adiuva Capital and Athanor Capital Partners.
Frankfurt-based TTSP HWP is a leading technical advisory firm specialising in end-to-end design and engineering for complex data centres, supporting top-tier sustainability standards. With 2024 revenues exceeding €60 million and over 100 employees, it serves major global developers. Originally founded in 1991 as an architectural firm, TTSP HWP has focused solely on data centres since 2019, leveraging strong industry relationships to achieve a 70% revenue CAGR over the past three years.
As an enabler of efficient and low-carbon data centres, TTSP HWP plays an essential role in defining energy-efficient and decarbonised designs for large and complex projects. Through its impact-focused services, TTSP HWP contributes to reducing the environmental footprint of data centres, addressing the growing demand for responsible digital infrastructure.
Tikehau Capital’s investment, through its private equity decarbonisation strategy, aims to support the company's growth from an undisputed leader in Germany to a leading pan-European player. The current managing partners, who hold a significant stake in the company, intend to reinvest substantially and remain actively involved, reinforcing their commitment to the next phase of strong growth.
Tikehau Capital’s dedicated private equity decarbonisation strategy focuses on investing in companies engaged in global electrification, resource and energy efficiency, low-carbon inputs and adaptation to climate change, with the aim of supporting players across the value chain whose products and services are critical to reducing the economy’s carbon footprint.
“We are delighted to partner with Tikehau Capital as we embark on this next phase of our growth journey. With their support and strong commitment to decarbonisation, we are well-positioned to build on our leadership in the industry and expand our capabilities across Europe. Our focus remains on delivering high-impact, energy-efficient solutions for our clients while continuing to innovate and adapt to the evolving demands of the data centre sector,” said Alexander Hauser, Lars Mostert and Christian Krauthammel, Managing Partners of TTSP HWP.
“TTSP HWP has demonstrated impressive growth in the recent years and, as a market leading business, is well positioned to benefit from the ongoing strong tailwinds in the data centre industry. We look forward to partnering with the TTSP HWP's management team in the next chapter of growth and international expansion, while further strengthening the company's already strong impact expertise. We are confident that Tikehau Capital's global network, data centre expertise and impact-driven approach will support the company in achieving its goal of becoming a leading pan-European player,” said Christoph Rinnert, Head of Private Equity Germany at Tikehau Capital.
“Our partnership with TTSP HWP aims to support clients in meeting EU regulations and significantly reducing their Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, reinforcing our commitment to investing in key players whose products and services are vital to lowering the economy’s carbon footprint. This investment aligns with Tikehau Capital’s private equity decarbonisation strategy, which focuses on companies driving electrification, energy efficiency, low-carbon solutions and climate resilience. By supporting businesses that promote a more sustainable value chain, we aim to drive the development of cutting-edge infrastructure that meets the highest industry standards,” added Mathieu Badjeck and Pierre Abadie, Co-Heads of Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy.
The completion of the transaction remains subject to the satisfaction of pre-closing conditions.
About TTSP HWP
Founded in 1991 in Frankfurt am Main as a joint venture between two architectural businesses, TTSP HWP entered the data centre space in 2007 and expanded its offerings to provide all technical advisory services aimed at planning data centre development projects from a 360° perspective. Given that the design phase is considered crucial in determining a facility’s future environmental impact, the company plays a key role in supporting major global clients in developing data centres that not only incorporate the latest technologies but also adhere to best-in-class sustainability standards, thus helping industry players comply with EU regulation and improve their Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions.
About Tikehau Capital
Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group with €47.1 billion of assets under management (as of 30 September 2024). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (private debt, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.1 billion of shareholders’ equity as of 30 June 2024), the firm invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 767 employees (as of 30 September 2024) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP). For more information, please visit www.tikehaucapital.com.
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