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MERLIN Properties and Edged Expand Global Reach of New Barcelona Data Center with Connections to Barcelona Cable Landing Station, EXA and Axent

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MERLIN Properties and Edged Energy announced today agreements with Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS), Exa and Axent for their new state-of-the-art, carbon neutral data center located in Barcelona, Spain. The agreements mark an important milestone as MERLIN Properties, the Iberian Peninsula's leading developer and operator of green real estate assets, and Edged, a sustainable data center infrastructure technology company, recently started operations at the world-class facility.

Key Points: 
  • Ultra-efficient, waterless MERLIN Edged Barcelona data center expands global reach through massive, high-speed network.
  • Centrally located at the Port of Barcelona near downtown, the MERLIN Edged data center offers 16 MW of critical load capacity, consumes no water for cooling and is powered by 100% renewable energy.
  • MERLIN Edged customers also have access to additional subsea cables and terrestrial networks through connections with EXA and Axent.
  • In addition to their Barcelona data center, MERLIN Properties and Edged have launched a network of waterless, carbon neutral data centers across the Iberian Peninsula.

Spain: Data Centre Market Landscape Report 2022-2026 Featuring CyrusONe, DATA4, EdgeConneX, Equinix, Interxion, Merlin Properties, NTT, Orange, Stack Infrastructure, Telefonica Alcala - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

The "Spain: Data Centre Landscape - 2022 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Spain: Data Centre Landscape - 2022 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • There are some sixty third-party Data Centre Facilities in Spain.
  • The market is seeing growth with new Data Centre facilities being added by CyrusONe, EdgeConneX, Equinix, Interxion, NTT Global Data Centers, Merlin Properties, Orange Spain, SuperNAP (renamed Stack Infrastructure) and DATA4 Group.
  • There is a large amount of new Spanish Data Centre space and power due to enter the market from 2023 onwards.

Portugal: Data Centre Market Landscape Report 2022-2026 Featuring AR Telecom, Merlin Properties, PT Prime, Sines 4 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, April 1, 2022

The "Portugal: Data Centre Landscape - 2022 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Portugal: Data Centre Landscape - 2022 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Growth rates in the Portuguese Data Centre market remain relatively low when compared with other markets, including neighbouring country Spain.
  • The Portuguese market is seeing new campus developments for the first time, from AR Telecom, Merlin Properties and Sines 4.
  • This new report covers the Portuguese Data Centre Market and provides the latest information on all of the key issues for Data Centre Providers including the following:
    Data Centre Pricing forecast from 2022 to 2026 (in rack space, m2 & p/ kW rentals)

Fifth Wall Raised $1.1 Billion Across its Funds in 2021

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that it raised more than $1.1 billion across its funds in 2021, underscoring accelerated proptech adoption by the global real estate industry and the untapped potential for climate tech in the Built Environment.

Key Points: 
  • "When we started Fifth Wall in 2016, proptech was a niche VC investment category; yet, real estate was and remains 13% of US GDP.
  • During 2021, Fifth Wall invested in 25+ new portfolio companies and celebrated five IPOs from companies in which it previously invested, including Procore, Blend, Doma, Hippo, and SmartRent SmartRent went public in a merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp.
  • "Fundraising and capital deployment momentum at Fifth Wall in 2021 offers further validation of our model and the value of sector-focused venture capital."
  • Founded in 2016, Fifth Wall, a Certified B Corporation, is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology-driven innovation for the global real estate industry.

Fifth Wall Raised $1.1 Billion Across its Funds in 2021

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that it raised more than $1.1 billion across its funds in 2021, underscoring accelerated proptech adoption by the global real estate industry and the untapped potential for climate tech in the Built Environment.

Key Points: 
  • "When we started Fifth Wall in 2016, proptech was a niche VC investment category; yet, real estate was and remains 13% of US GDP.
  • During 2021, Fifth Wall invested in 25+ new portfolio companies and celebrated five IPOs from companies in which it previously invested, including Procore, Blend, Doma, Hippo, and SmartRent SmartRent went public in a merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp.
  • "Fundraising and capital deployment momentum at Fifth Wall in 2021 offers further validation of our model and the value of sector-focused venture capital."
  • Founded in 2016, Fifth Wall, a Certified B Corporation, is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology-driven innovation for the global real estate industry.

Fifth Wall Expands Team with Four Key Partner Hires & the Appointment of the Firm's First CMO

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Friday, December 17, 2021

Angela comes to Fifth Wall with over fifteen years of real estate experience, including acquisitions, financings and capital raising.

Key Points: 
  • Angela comes to Fifth Wall with over fifteen years of real estate experience, including acquisitions, financings and capital raising.
  • As a Partner on the Capital Formation team, she oversees capital raising and investor relations.
  • Jon is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where he co-leads the Real Estate Technology Investment team.
  • While at J.P. Morgan, he advised SmartRent on its $2.2 billion merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp.

The road to COP26: Fifth Wall Launches Mural in Glasgow as part of its international "Choose Earth" Campaign

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Friday, October 29, 2021

The mural features the headline "There's No Place Like Home. Choose Earth." and the installation depicts an astronaut on Mars longingly reaching toward Earth. The multi-city mural campaign pokes fun at the current billionaire space race while encouraging people to first prioritize our planet -- a topic which has recently been called out by Prince William, who urged companies to repair this planet before exploring multi-planetary civilization, and Bill Gates, who noted that "we have a lot to do here on Earth."

Key Points: 
  • "I'm thrilled that Fifth Wall chose me for this project because it's a cause I personally stand behind.
  • The Glasgow mural aligns with the largest international climate change conference, COP26, which aims to bring countries together to accelerate positive action towards reversingglobal warming.
  • Unfortunately, most real estate firms are not investing nearly enough into this critical climate technology, and this is what Fifth Wall's mural campaign seeks to highlight.
  • This campaign is part of Fifth Wall's larger mission of investing in clean technologies to better the real estate industry.

Fifth Wall's "Choose Earth" Mural Campaign Launches in Los Angeles

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

"While the long-term possibility of multiplanetary civilization is adventurous and inspiring, the near-term priority is clear -- we must choose Earth. Investing in climate technology is absolutely critical to decarbonizing real estate, among other industries," said Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Wall. "Fifth Wall's Climate Tech Fund presents an opportunity for sustainability-focused real estate firms committed to reducing carbon emissions to do so through investments in climate technology that addresses decarbonization across all stages and asset classes within the global real estate industry -- the single largest contributor to the climate crisis." 

Key Points: 
  • The Fifth Wall mural campaign will continue later this month in Glasgow, Scotland, leading up to COP26, the UN Climate Change conference.
  • Unfortunately, most real estate firms are not investing nearly enough into this critical climate technology and this is what Fifth Wall's mural campaign seeks to highlight.
  • A video produced by the firm provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the mural in Los Angeles' Venice neighborhood and shares the inspiration behind the campaign.
  • The Los Angeles installation was created in collaboration with BBMG , a branding and social impact agency and muralist, Kent Yoshimura.

Mary Hogan Preusse Joins Fifth Wall as Senior Advisor

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that real estate industry veteran Mary Hogan Preusse has joined the firm as its first Senior Advisor focused on strengthening Fifth Wall's relationships with its 70+ corporate real estate investors and with the broader real estate industry.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, announced that real estate industry veteran Mary Hogan Preusse has joined the firm as its first Senior Advisor focused on strengthening Fifth Wall's relationships with its 70+ corporate real estate investors and with the broader real estate industry.
  • Mary brings over 30 years of experience in real estate, investment management, leadership, and strategy to Fifth Wall's platform.
  • Fifth Wall, through its distinct model and market-leading positioning, has been a valuable guide to the industry's adoption and deployment of tech," said Mary Hogan Preusse, Senior Advisor, Fifth Wall.
  • We're excited to welcome Mary to the Fifth Wall team," said Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Fifth Wall.

Fifth Wall Urges the Real Estate Industry to Address Climate Change By Investing in Climate Tech Now

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The real estate industry is the world's largest contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for approximately 40% of global energy , greenhouse gases , and raw materials .

Key Points: 
  • The real estate industry is the world's largest contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for approximately 40% of global energy , greenhouse gases , and raw materials .
  • While other industries have committed billions of dollars in technology to directly address climate change, the real estate industry has historically underinvested in the climate tech necessary to decarbonize the $9 trillion real estate industry .
  • Rough estimates show that the global real estate industry needs over $20 trillion to decarbonize , yet over the past 10 years, the real estate industry has only invested approximately $95 million into climate tech.
  • Fifth Wall launched its Climate Tech Fund as a solution to help the real estate industry make meaningful investments into critical climate technology for decarbonizing.