Powering Progress | Ep. 7 – Scaling the Deal

As investment in data centers accelerates, many organizations are pursuing platform strategies and joint ventures to scale development and deploy capital efficiently. In this episode, Vinson & Elkins’ Chief Innovation Officer Aubrey Bishai is joined by Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Partner Robert Hughes, who works with clients on platform acquisitions, joint venture structuring, and capital markets pathways that support large-scale infrastructure investment. Together they discuss how investors and operators are structuring partnerships, allocating development risk, and preserving flexibility for future growth or exit opportunities.