Why data is the ‘oil’ of modern M&A
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) are big in tech and have been so in the digital infrastructure space. So much so that the market often says there is way more...
Edge Computing
Goldman Sachs-backed Elea Digital names ex-Equinix heavyweights to board
Edge data centre infrastructure platform in Latin American Elea Digital continues to expand its leadership team now with the addition of former Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) staff Frank Hassett and Crislaine Corradine. Until 2019, Hassett was VP of EU Data Center Infrastructure at Equinix for more than...
June 26
Swiss life-led consortium buys $1.2bn stake in DigitalBridge-owned DataBank
REIT DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) has announced the recapitalisation of its US edge data centre platform portfolio company DataBank. The initial stage of the recapitalisation is being structured as a sale of ownership interests to affiliates of Swiss Life Asset Management AG and EDF Invest. Under the terms of the agreement, SLAM and EDF will acquire 27% of the ...
June 19
DigitalBridge invests in Leading Edge Data Centres
DigitalBridge Group (NYSE: DBRG) has carried out a AU$30 million capital injection into Australian operator Leading Edge Data Centres to support regional growth. Launched in 2018, the tranche places Leading Edge’s capital raised to date at AU$60 million, including AU$20 million from Australian investment firm Washington H. Soul Pattinson and AU$5 million from DigitalBridg...
May 10
Africa’s OADC planning more than 100 Edge data centres by the end of 2022
Africa’s edge data centre operator Open Access Data Centres (OADC), part of WIOCC Holding Company Limited, has announced the deployment of the continent’s first large-scale, open-access edge data centre environment, OADC Edge, in South Africa. This is the first step in a wider rollout of OADC Edge across Africa, with Nigeria expected to be the next country to benefit la...
May 10
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