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Equinix officially begins to operate in Africa as $320m acquisition closes
Three countries home to more than 250 million people are now under the Equinix umbrella whose first expansion is set to open before the end of the month.
By João Marques Lima
Founder and Editor, The Tech Capital
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April 06, 2022 | 1:00 AM BST
Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, now an Equinix company. Source: Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for an enterprise value of US$320 million.
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