Advisory · Structuring · Sale · Delivery
Global data center development & delivery platforms.
The Blob Company delivers end-to-end advisory across the data center and cloud infrastructure value chain — from upstream origination through commercialization and project delivery.
The Blob Company Model
Three platforms. One mandate.
Powered Land Development
From raw land to SPV-ready data center asset — power strategy, permitting, structuring.
Commercialization Platform
Direct access to hyperscalers, AI operators, colocation providers and infrastructure investors.
Development Management
Owner representation and AMO coordination across early-stage design and delivery.
Powered Land Development
The 21-step Powerland process.
A structured methodology spanning origination, development, delivery and optional construction monitoring — engineered for institutional execution.
Site evaluation, regulatory, power, demand, land rights, SPV, finance.
Execution, documentation, market introduction — closing at the Acquisition Agreement.
Permits, preliminary and detailed design, tender strategy and contract award.
Owner representation on site — project management, cost management and contract management.
Commercialization Partners
Connected to the world's infrastructure capital.
Structured access through senior business introducers — board-level, banking and operator insiders — across four categories of counterparties.
Hyperscalers
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Meta, Oracle, IBM Cloud, Apple, ByteDance.
Colocation & Wholesale
Equinix, Digital Realty, Data4, NTT GDC, Vantage, STACK, CyrusOne, Colt DCS, Yondr, EdgeConneX, QTS.
AI / HPC Operators
NVIDIA, CoreWeave, Mistral AI, Nebius, Lambda, Fluidstack, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI.
Infrastructure Investors
Blackstone, Brookfield, KKR, Macquarie, GIC, Tikehau, Ardian, Antin IP, Meridiam, DigitalBridge, Stonepeak, EQT.
Names shown for illustrative industry reference only. Specific engagements remain confidential.
Development Management
Owner representation across early-stage delivery.
Structured governance from concept design through procurement, contract award and optional construction monitoring — protecting capital and securing the schedule.
Market Research & Intelligence
Bespoke market studies, contractor long-lists, cost benchmarking and operator profiling.
RIBA 2 — Concept Coordination
Consultant onboarding, technical brief, governance setup, planning roadmap and CAPEX envelope.
RIBA 3 — Detailed Design
Detailed design development across architecture, structure & MEP with value-engineering cycles.
Project Management
Project, cost and contract management as single accountable owner interface.
Procurement & Tender
Lotting strategy, DCE preparation, bidder qualification, negotiation and contract award.
Investor & Board Reporting
Monthly board packs, KPI dashboards, risk tracking and audit trail.
Permitting & Stakeholders
PC, ICPE, environmental authorizations; DREAL, RTE/Enedis and municipality coordination.
AI & Cloud Platform
In-house AI backbone — site screening, CAPEX tracking, automated reporting and secure VDR.
Construction Monitoring
On-site owner representation — project management, cost management and contract management through PAC handover.
Parcours
A decade across hyperscale, AI and mission-critical.
Matthieu Gallego
Senior data center expert and board-level advisor with 10+ years delivering, structuring and advising large-scale mission-critical and hyperscale projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Aggregated track record of multiple gigawatts of IT capacity and several billions of euros in CAPEX. Former Data Center Expert Advisor to the European Commission (Horizon Europe).
- 2026 — PresentFounderThe Blob Company
- 2025Head of Data Centers — France, Luxembourg & MoroccoRLB SQA Europe
- 2018 — 2024Director, Head of Data Centers & LogisticsTurner & Townsend, Paris
- 2017 — 2018EMEA Data Center Project ManagerOVH — UK · Paris · Poland
- 2015 — 2018Industrial & Construction Project ManagerArcadis, Paris
- 2015Junior Industrial Project EngineerEDF France
Get in touch
Let's structure your next infrastructure platform.
For mandates, partnerships and confidential introductions.
Matthieu.gallego@the-blob-company.com