Technology Magazine March 2021 | Page 126

LANDMARK DIVIDEND

INVESTING IN OUR DIGITAL FUTURE

Landmark Dividend helps to develop investment , ownership and operating structures in cloud , colocation and critical infrastructure
WRITTEN BY : DAN BRIGHTMORE
PRODUCED BY : CAITLYN COLE

The Digital Infrastructure team at Landmark Dividend collectively boasts decades of experience developing , owning and running data centers – working for the likes of Equinix and Digital Realty . Leading that team is Christof Hammerli , the former Director of Corporate Development for Equinix ( the world ’ s largest IBX data center and colocation provider ).

“ We might have competitors that , on paper at least , are bigger than us or have more capital available , but what differentiates us at Landmark is that we have a deep understanding of the industry from an operational perspective and can walk the walk and talk the talk with data center owners ,” says Hammerli . “ We ’ re not simply investment analysts , we speak their language . And it ’ s a specific technical language once you ' re on site . On the surface , it might be a real estate investment that you ' re making , but it ’ s a very specialized investment . I think our experience gives people on the other side of the transaction a lot of comfort that the group that ' s buying
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