Standpoint: Why KfW IPEX-Bank relies on green data centres

Portrait Maxi Harm

Making digital infrastructure bankable: KfW IPEX-Bank has profound expertise in financing data centres worldwide. Maxi Harm, Senior Project Manager at KfW IPEX Bank and expert in digital infrastructure financing, gives a behind-the-scenes look at digital infrastructure financing in the German magazine IT Finanzmagazin.

Her core statements are:

  • Making digital infrastructure bankable: KfW IPEX-Bank arranges complex large-volume financings for data centre and digital infrastructure projects. Thanks to its close collaboration with the German and international banking market and institutional investors, KfW IPEX-Bank is able to mobilise sufficient capital even for large mandates.
  • Focus on sustainability: KfW IPEX-Bank supports projects that integrate renewable energies and energy-efficient cooling systems to meet the growing demand for data centre capacity in an environmentally friendly manner.
  • Strengthen resilience and competitiveness in Germany: Germany is an important location for data centres in Europe. KfW IPEX-Bank finances data centres in Germany and Europe to strengthen the competitiveness of the German and European economy and support the digital transformation.

Read the full article "Finanzierungen von Rechenzentren: Warum KfW IPEX-Bank auf grüne Serverfarmen setzt" published in German on 25 June 2025 in IT Finanzmagazin