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As Data Center Demand Intensifies, So Does Competition

By Rich Miller - December 7, 2020 2 Comments

An aerial view of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia.

The data center industry is busier than ever. With more new players entering the industry, this has meant lower pricing on large deals in the most competitive markets.

Tagged With: Data Center Construction, Northern Virginia

Vantage Data Centers Acquires Hypertec to Expand Montreal Footprint

By Rich Miller - November 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Hypertec data center in Montreal. (Photo: Vantage Data Centers)

Vantage Data Centers has acquired the hyperscale data center business from Hypertec in Montreal, expanding its footprint in the Quebec market to 81 megawatts of IT capacity across three campuses.

365 Data Centers Acquires Atlantic Metro

By Rich Miller - November 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Servers inside a 365 Data Centers facility in New Jersey. (Photo: 365 Data Centers)

365 Data Centers is acquiring Atlantic Metro Communications, which provides network and cloud services to enterprise customers, continuing to build 365’s presence in the data-intensive Northeast corridor.

Tagged With: 365 Data Centers

Vantage Raises $1.25 Billion in Equity Capital to Fund Data Center Growth

By Rich Miller - November 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Vantage Data Centers CA21 facility in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo: Vantage)

Vantage Data Centers has raised $1.25 billion in equity funding from its current investors, led by Digital Colony. The funding reinforces the value proposition of building wholesale data center space for hyperscale customers, including the leading players in cloud computing and online commerce.

Tagged With: Colony Capital, Digital Colony, Vantage Data Centers

Goldman Sachs Launches $500 Million Data Center Development Platform

By Rich Miller - October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

Servers and cabinets inside a containment system in a data center in San Diego. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Wall Street continues to pour money into the data center sector. Goldman Sachs is investing $500 million to create Global Compute Infrastructure LP, a new data center development platform led by former executives of Digital Realty.

Tagged With: Global Compute, Goldman Sachs

365 Data Centers Acquired by Stonecourt Capital

By Rich Miller - October 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

A look inside the 365 Data Centers facility in Long Island, N.Y. (Photo: 365 Data Centers)

Private equity firm Stonecourt Capital has acquired regional data center specialist 365 Data Centers, and says it intends to invest “significant additional capital” to accelerate the company’s growth.

Tagged With: 365 Data Centers, Stonecourt Capital

Data Bytes: Online Retail Will Need More Data Infrastructure

By Rich Miller - October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data Bytes: Pandemic-driven changes in consumer behavior are likely to require more infrastructure, and thus are likely to boost investment in data center and network services.

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Greener Capital: Aligned Lines up $1 Billion for Expansion

By Rich Miller - September 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

Construction continues at Aligned’s second hyperscale data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo: Aligned)

Aligned has completed a $1 billion credit facility that will fund an expansion of its data center portfolio. The financing used a sustainability-linked loan structure that ties terms to sustainability metrics.

Tagged With: Aligned Energy, data center sustainability

GI Partners Raises $1.8 Billion to Invest in Digital Infrastructure

By Rich Miller - September 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

One of the most experienced investors in the data center sector has raised a large fund and is ready to go shopping. GI Partners today said it has lined up $1.8 billion in investor backing for its Data Infrastructure Fund.

Tagged With: Finance, GI Partners, Investing

STACK Lines Up Funding as Data Center Buildouts Gain Pace

By Rich Miller - September 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

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STACK Infrastructure has lined up $325 million in low-cost debt to fund new construction, including a 32-megawatt data center in San Jose that has been fully pre-leased.

Tagged With: Infrastructure Funds, Silicon Valley, Stack Infrastructure

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The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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