A private equity-backed data center real estate developer launched as a greenfield platform with ~$280M in assets and a multi-billion-dollar development pipeline. The company acquires land, secures energy contracts, manages permitting, and oversees construction of large-scale data center campuses leased to enterprise customers at the trillion-dollar scale.
With multiple projects underway and additional opportunities under evaluation nationwide, the business needed to build institutional-grade infrastructure — fast.
Launching a platform from zero meant zero runway for operational delays.
With no finance infrastructure in place, the company couldn’t process payroll, pay vendors, or execute basic treasury functions. Reporting expectations were escalating from both leadership and sponsors. And building a full in-house finance team would take months the business didn’t have.
Without immediate intervention, finance would become the bottleneck to everything else.
The company partnered with E78 to stand up a scalable finance function — giving leadership the operational support to stay focused on growth.
E78 embedded directly within the organization and built the finance function from the ground up — designed not just for today, but for the scale ahead.
Acting as both operational executor and strategic advisor, E78 delivered across finance operations, systems, and reporting simultaneously.
Finance Operations Buildout — Stood up AP, payroll, treasury, expense management, and insurance programs from scratch
Financial Planning & Reporting — Developed initial operating budgets, hiring plans, and executive reporting packages aligned to investor expectations
ERP Implementation — Led end-to-end system design, testing, data mapping, and migration to ensure clean reporting from day one
Project-Level Reporting — Built bi-weekly reporting to provide real-time visibility into capital deployment and construction spend
Tax & REIT Coordination — Supported initial filings and collaborated with legal and tax advisors to ensure compliance
Future-State Design — Advised on scalable processes and operating model architecture to support continued growth
< 60 Days
Fully operational finance function launched from zero
< 1.5 FTEs
Lean back-office model sustaining Year 1+ operations
100% of Core Infrastructure Built
Payroll, treasury, AP, insurance, and expense systems fully implemented
2 Budgets Delivered
Operating and hiring plans in place to support growth decisions
Bi-Weekly Reporting Established
Real-time visibility into project spend and capital deployment
ERP Implementation Delivered On Track
Full design, testing, and data migration led by E78
Sponsor-Recognized Reporting
Financial reporting package adopted as a model across the PE firm's portfolio
Most high-growth platforms treat finance as a back-office function — something to figure out later. This engagement shows what's possible when you build it right from the start.
By partnering E78 at launch, the client avoided the operational bottlenecks that stall early-stage platforms and created the infrastructure needed to move fast, report clearly, and scale with confidence.
Finance didn't slow growth down. It accelerated it.
Ready to build a finance function that scales with your business? Contact E78 to accelerate performance and unlock value.