Key Takeaways
- • McGuireWoods advised Longbow Capital, a Canadian private equity client, and 3C in a two-step transaction that launched 3C Datalec, a global platform building and operating critical infrastructure for AI data centers.
- • The equity syndicate for 3C also included S2G Investments, Apogem Capital and QIC, according to the law firm's announcement.
- • 3C Datalec was formed through a merger between 3C, a liquid-cooling-led data center infrastructure services company, and London-based Datalec Precision Installations, a data center engineering specialist.
- • 2026 combined revenue for the new platform is expected to exceed $400 million, per the announcement.
- • The company plans to hire 200 engineers and open facilities in Warsaw, Poland; Calgary, Alberta; and Austin, Texas over the next 12 months.
Summary
McGuireWoods deal attorneys guided clients through a two-step process that resulted in the creation of 3C Datalec, a global platform that designs, builds and operates critical infrastructure for AI data centers, according to the law firm's announcement dated October 28, 2026.
In the first step, McGuireWoods represented Longbow Capital, a Canadian private equity client, which together with S2G Investments, Apogem Capital and QIC made key investments in 3C, a liquid-cooling-led data center infrastructure services company. That transaction included forming the equity syndicate and the platform structure. Billy Herrfeldt led the firm's representation of Longbow Capital in that work, joined by Jay Hughes, Jon Neal, Devin A. Crisanti, Gretchen Woodruff, Laure Sguario, Ryan Sanders, Kevin Shin, Sydney Payne and Alice Moscicki.
In the second step, McGuireWoods represented 3C in its merger with Datalec Precision Installations, a London-based data center engineering specialist, to launch 3C Datalec. McGuireWoods London partner Mehboob (Mebs) R. Dossa led that representation, joined by Herrfeldt, Hughes, Neal, Crisanti, Oscar Ratcliffe, Elin Lindelöw, Hannah Irish and Adam Penman.
The firm said the deals will allow 3C Datalec to accelerate international growth, invest in specialist talent and expand its technical capabilities as AI demand grows. Combined 2026 revenue is expected to exceed $400 million. The company expects to hire 200 engineers and open new facilities in Warsaw, Poland; Calgary, Alberta; and Austin, Texas over the next 12 months.
Herrfeldt, co-leader of McGuireWoods' Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group, said the multistage transaction "transforms a player in one of the world's most dynamic industries." The announcement is a law firm press release; it does not disclose deal values for the investments or the merger.
In the first step, McGuireWoods represented Longbow Capital, a Canadian private equity client, which together with S2G Investments, Apogem Capital and QIC made key investments in 3C, a liquid-cooling-led data center infrastructure services company. That transaction included forming the equity syndicate and the platform structure. Billy Herrfeldt led the firm's representation of Longbow Capital in that work, joined by Jay Hughes, Jon Neal, Devin A. Crisanti, Gretchen Woodruff, Laure Sguario, Ryan Sanders, Kevin Shin, Sydney Payne and Alice Moscicki.
In the second step, McGuireWoods represented 3C in its merger with Datalec Precision Installations, a London-based data center engineering specialist, to launch 3C Datalec. McGuireWoods London partner Mehboob (Mebs) R. Dossa led that representation, joined by Herrfeldt, Hughes, Neal, Crisanti, Oscar Ratcliffe, Elin Lindelöw, Hannah Irish and Adam Penman.
The firm said the deals will allow 3C Datalec to accelerate international growth, invest in specialist talent and expand its technical capabilities as AI demand grows. Combined 2026 revenue is expected to exceed $400 million. The company expects to hire 200 engineers and open new facilities in Warsaw, Poland; Calgary, Alberta; and Austin, Texas over the next 12 months.
Herrfeldt, co-leader of McGuireWoods' Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group, said the multistage transaction "transforms a player in one of the world's most dynamic industries." The announcement is a law firm press release; it does not disclose deal values for the investments or the merger.
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