S&P Global buys datacenterHawk to map AI infrastructure boom
What's the deal? S&P GlobalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has agreed to acquire datacenterHawkDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a provider of proprietary intelligence on the global data center, fiber optic, and related infrastructure markets. The New York-based company announced the deal on July 28, 2026; terms were not disclosed. It expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary conditions.
What each side brings: datacenterHawk supplies asset-level data on data center supply and demand, pricing, pipelines, and site selection, plus its Fiber Locator platform. S&P Global will fold that into 451 ResearchDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, part of its Energy division, which already covers data center forecasting alongside global power and grid markets.
What's the endgame? The combination aims to give customers a clearer view of operational and planned data centers, and of how AI growth is reshaping demand for power, compute, connectivity, land, and supply chains. S&P also plans new benchmarks, indices, and analytics tied to compute demand and capacity.
Why now? "AI is transforming not only technology markets, but the physical infrastructure and energy systems that underpin the global economy," said Dave Ernsberger, president of S&P Global Energy. He framed the deal as reinforcing the division's "energy expansion strategy."
What customers get: datacenterHawk founder and chief executive officer David Liggitt said data centers have become "a critical intersection point for AI, energy, capital investment and sustainability." He said combining the two firms should offer "a more complete view of where capacity, investment and demand are likely to emerge."
S&P said the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on its financial results or on the Energy division.
The signal: The data center has become the meeting point of AI, capital, and power markets, and information providers are racing to own the intelligence layer beneath it. By pairing asset-level data with its energy franchise, S&P is betting that transparency into where capacity and power collide is itself a growth market.
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