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CBRE Acquires Data Center Equipment Provider Onnec Group for $610M

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CBRE has agreed to acquire London-based data center equipment provider Onnec Group Limited for $610 million in cash.

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CBRE is continuing its investment into data centers with a new all-cash acquisition. The real estate services and investment firm has acquired Onnec Group Limited , a London-based data center equipment provider, for $610 million, CBRE announced Tuesday. CBRE also agreed to pay up to $400 million more over the coming years based on Onnec's growth targets. Onnec will operate as part of CBRE's Critical Infrastructure Services business line, which is expected to generate nearly $4.5 billion of total revenue in 2027, including new contributions from the Onnec acquisition, according to the brokerage. During the second quarter of 2026, CBRE reported more than $700 million in revenue from its data center services. "CBRE is pursuing an explicit strategy to build a global infrastructure services business to complement our real estate services business. We've long believed Onnec is an excellent fit in this strategy," Vikram Kohli, CBRE's chief operating officer, said in a statement. "The acquisition is also consistent with our ongoing effort to build resilient businesses that benefit from secular tailwinds." Founded in 1986, Onnec has approximately 800 employees who install equipment inside data centers for hyperscalers across the U.K., Europe and Asia Pacific. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of this year. "From day one, our focus has been on delivering...

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Event
Acquisition

What this signalsIntegration work after a deal often opens needs for new systems and services.

Amount
$610M
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

Companies

  • Onnec GroupTargetonnecgroup.com

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Numbers

Amount (USD)
$610M

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 20, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
acquires

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GET /v1/signals/909f6e66-124a-ddc3-6d3d-3619ae2cb5d4 returns this record as JSON. POST /v1/companies/enrich returns every signal for cbre.com.

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