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5 Aug 2025

Podcast - Ep. 19 – Snowhawk & CleanArc

Brian and James discuss Snowhawk and CleanArc’s partnership and what capital foundations are essential to create future-proof datacentre platforms. 

  • Snowhawk and CleanArc's paths since inception - 00:35
  • Datacentre investment landscape over 36 months - 04:20
  • Unpacking Snowhawk and CleanArc's tie-up - 10:50
  • Locating geographic opportunities - 14.50
  • Capital allocation avenues - 18:30
  • Factoring in energy resilience - 21:00

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About Brian McMullen and James Trout  

Brian McMullen is Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Snowhawk where he sits on the Management Committee and Investment Committee. He has led investments in North and South America, Europe, and Asia across a variety of sectors, including hyperscale datacentres, cloud, colocation and managed services, wireless infrastructure, fibre and other various digital sectors. 

James Trout, CEO of CleanArc, has a successful history in the datacentre industry, including founding CoreSite and Vantage Data Centers, as well as his early work at Digital Realty Trust through its successful IPO. During his time at the trust, James led asset management and operations and built the company infrastructure, operating teams, policy and procedures, and profit centres.