Managing Director, Golden Section Capital

Garreth Elston

Managing Director

Golden Section Equity Research

Golden Section Capital

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Data centres trade as real estate but do not behave like it: value is set by secured, energised power, execution capability and regulation, not by location or floor space.</li>
<li>Valuation requires triangulation across various methodologies. The metrics that matter are contracted versus energised MW, WALE by contract type, PUE trajectory and ESG compliance against regulatory thresholds.</li>
<li>Six SGX-listed vehicles offer differentiated exposure: three pure-plays (Keppel DC REIT, Digital Core REIT, NTT DC REIT) and three diversified names (CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand India Trust).</li>
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Data centres trade as real estate but do not behave like it: value is set by secured, energised power, execution capability and regulation, not by location or floor space.
Valuation requires triangulation across various methodologies. The metrics that matter are contracted versus energised MW, WALE by contract type, PUE trajectory and ESG compliance against regulatory thresholds.
Six SGX-listed vehicles offer differentiated exposure: three pure-plays (Keppel DC REIT, Digital Core REIT, NTT DC REIT) and three diversified names (CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand India Trust).


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<li>Power is the product. Data centres are sold by the megawatt, not the square metre. Whoever secures the electricity controls the value.</li>
<li>The usual property metrics mislead. Cap rates and occupancy metrics, borrowed from real estate, hide the huge mandatory upgrade cycles these assets demand. Standard valuation reaches the wrong answer.</li>
<li>Governments now decide. Grid access and planning approval, not customer demand, determine which projects get built. Regulators in Singapore, Ireland and US states have become the real gatekeepers of supply.</li>
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Power is the product. Data centres are sold by the megawatt, not the square metre. Whoever secures the electricity controls the value.
The usual property metrics mislead. Cap rates and occupancy metrics, borrowed from real estate, hide the huge mandatory upgrade cycles these assets demand. Standard valuation reaches the wrong answer.
Governments now decide. Grid access and planning approval, not customer demand, determine which projects get built. Regulators in Singapore, Ireland and US states have become the real gatekeepers of supply.


Data Centres: The Asset Class Powering the Digital Economy

Invest for a Sustainable Future, Impact Capital Asset Management

ICAM

Invest for a Sustainable Future

Impact Capital Asset Management

Established in August 2020, Impact Capital Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (ICAM) was conceived by seasoned professionals Deepak Mawandia and Atul Tetambe. Both have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience from their extensive tenures in the financial sector. In 2019, ICAM secured its RFMC license and subsequently introduced a technology-centric venture fund. By 2021, with the acquisition of its CMS license, ICAM witnessed steady growth in its assets under management. Presently, ICAM manages a portfolio exceeding USD 1 billion, diversified across various countries. Central to ICAM’s foundation is a commitment to offering a platform singularly dedicated to the best interests of its investor clients. The combined expertise of Deepak and Atul firmly establishes ICAM as a notable entity in the wealth management field.

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<li>Singapore data centers should be understood as constrained infrastructure rather than as a broad technology theme.</li>
<li>The sector sells reliable digital capacity built on power, cooling, connectivity, and resilience, so the economics are driven less by digital demand in the abstract and more by access to scarce physical inputs, execution quality, and operating discipline.</li>
<li>Singapore remains the region’s premium node even as expansion becomes harder.</li>
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Singapore data centers should be understood as constrained infrastructure rather than as a broad technology theme.
The sector sells reliable digital capacity built on power, cooling, connectivity, and resilience, so the economics are driven less by digital demand in the abstract and more by access to scarce physical inputs, execution quality, and operating discipline.
Singapore remains the region’s premium node even as expansion becomes harder.


Singapore Data Center Primer: Premium Node in a Constrained Market

Private Wealth Management and Asset Management., FPA Financial

FPA Financial

Private Wealth Management and Asset Management.

FPA Financial is an independent and boutique financial firm specializing in private wealth management and asset management.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Digital Core REIT (“DCREIT”) is a Singapore real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stabilised income-producing real estate assets located globally which are primarily used for data centre purposes, as well as assets necessary to support the digital economy.</li>
<li>DCREIT owns a portfolio of freehold facilities that support the underlying businesses of leading technology service providers.</li>
<li>As at 31 December 2025, DCREIT’s portfolio was valued at US$1.8 billion (at share) and comprised 11 data centres located in the United States, Canada, Germany and Japan.</li>
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Digital Core REIT (“DCREIT”) is a Singapore real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stabilised income-producing real estate assets located globally which are primarily used for data centre purposes, as well as assets necessary to support the digital economy.
DCREIT owns a portfolio of freehold facilities that support the underlying businesses of leading technology service providers.
As at 31 December 2025, DCREIT’s portfolio was valued at US$1.8 billion (at share) and comprised 11 data centres located in the United States, Canada, Germany and Japan.


Digital Core Reit Company Update (19 April 2026)

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<li>The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.</li>
<li>Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.</li>
<li>The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.</li>
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The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.
Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.
The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.


The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

Singapore

Digital Core REIT is a Singapore-based real estate investment trust (S-REIT) that invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing data center assets globally. It provides critical digital infrastructure, including buildings, power, cooling, and physical security, to cloud, internet, and enterprise customers. The company is headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 2021.

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Investing in Data Centres

​Data centres are valued based on secured power, execution capability, and regulation, not location or floor space. Six SGX-listed vehicles offer...

Golden Section Capital

Data Centres: The Asset Class Powering the Digital Economy

​From megawatts and Tier ratings to valuation, power risk and regulation, the foundations required to evaluate one of the decade's defining asset...

Golden Section Capital

Singapore Data Center Primer: Premium Node in a Constrained Market

Singapore data centers should be understood as constrained infrastructure rather than as a broad technology theme. The sector sells reliable...

ICAM

Digital Core Reit Company Update (19 April 2026)

Digital Core REIT (“DCREIT”) is a Singapore real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stabilised income-producing...

FPA Financial

The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

​The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...

Golden Section Capital

Data centres are valued based on secured power, execution capability, and regulation, not location or floor space. Six SGX-listed vehicles offer...

From megawatts and Tier ratings to valuation, power risk and regulation, the foundations required to evaluate one of the decade's defining asset...

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...