Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) is acquiring digital infrastructure investment firm Columbia Capital in a move that expands the data centre operator's private capital capabilities, alongside separate transactions to increase its stake in African operator Teraco and secure a new hyperscale development site in the US. The acquisition of Columbia Capital, valued at approximately US...

The US’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the six regional grid operators under its jurisdiction to justify or reform the rules that govern how data centres connect to the electric grid. Combined with re-industrialisation, advanced manufacturing, and other large-load use cases, grid operators in the US are facing challenges in adapting to the risi...

Etix is advancing its expansion plans across Asia and Europe through a new financing package in Thailand and a proposed acquisition in France that would increase its data centre footprint and available capacity. Firstly, the company has secured a credit facility of up to US$70 million from investment firm Muzinich & Co, with an initial US$21.5 million tranche allocated ...