Capacity decisions now move at the speed of demand, not the speed of capital budgeting cycles. Oak Leasing structures the finance behind bare metal, colocation and enterprise data centre deployments across 30+ European countries — so infrastructure spend supports the strategy, instead of constraining it.
GPU refresh cycles, power densification, and colocation expansion all compete for the same balance sheet. Leasing separates the infrastructure decision from the capital decision — so the roadmap isn't rewritten every time the CFO tightens the capex envelope.
Indicative terms within 48 hours on standard UK transactions. Cross-border European deployments structured in weeks, so procurement doesn't dictate your go-live date.
Move infrastructure spend off the balance sheet and out of the capital allocation queue. Preserve existing credit lines and equity for the initiatives that need them.
Local funders, local documentation, local regulatory compliance in each market — coordinated through a single Oak Leasing relationship, not 30 separate procurement processes.
Hardware refresh cycles in AI infrastructure are compressing. A five-year depreciation schedule on GPU-dense compute is a strategic liability, not a prudent accounting choice. Leasing structures the refresh into the plan from day one — upgrade at end of term instead of absorbing residual value risk on obsolete hardware.
Every layer of the facility, financed under a single structure rather than piecemeal procurement.
Not every asset class in a facility behaves the same way financially. Oak Leasing structures around that, rather than forcing one product across the whole deployment.
The funder carries residual value risk on fast-depreciating compute — the right structure for GPU and server infrastructure with a genuine refresh cycle ahead of it. Lower monthly cost, built-in upgrade path at end of term.
For power, cooling and networking infrastructure with a longer useful life. Rentals are typically tax-deductible; we set out the balance sheet treatment under IFRS 16 before you sign, not after.
Unencumbered infrastructure already on the balance sheet becomes a source of working capital — sold to a funder and leased straight back, with no disruption to live operations.
For OEMs and infrastructure vendors selling into European data centre operators: a single vendor finance programme administered consistently across every market you sell into.
Sector appetite matters more than the size of a funder panel. A broker with 40+ relationships and no one willing to underwrite data centre risk at scale is not an advantage — it's noise.
A major European funder with dedicated capacity for data centre infrastructure — not a speculative pitch to a generalist panel.
Established 1992. We know which funders actually understand infrastructure risk versus which ones simply have a product page for it.
If a deal isn't fundable as structured, we say so — and what would change that — rather than stringing a transaction along.
Committed. We have secured dedicated capacity from a major European funder specifically for data centre infrastructure — bare metal, colocation and enterprise — across the UK and 30+ European markets, not a single transaction we're testing against a generalist credit committee.
Structure-dependent. An operating lease keeps residual value risk with the funder and can be structured off-balance-sheet; a finance lease is typically on-balance-sheet under IFRS 16. We set out the accounting treatment for your finance team before anything is signed.
Indicative terms within 48 hours for standard UK transactions. Cross-border European deployments typically structure in weeks, not quarters — timeline depends on documentation complexity and jurisdiction.
Yes — this is a core part of what Oak Leasing arranges. One relationship, local funders and documentation in each market, consistent administration across the programme.
Bring the deployment plan — bare metal, colocation, or enterprise — and we'll talk through structure and funder fit before anything goes to panel.
Oak Leasing Ltd — broker/arranger, not a direct lender. Fees are typically paid by funders on activation. Pan-European equipment finance broker, established 1992. Transactions from £100,000 to £10 million (GBP or EUR); from £10,000 within a vendor programme. Larger amounts up to €100 million are available, especially for data centres. All figures indicative and subject to credit approval, asset type and status.