2025 data center M&A in review
A look at notable deals and trends in the data center M&A space
Long Reads - Investment / M&A / Financing, Dan Swinhoe, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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Going local in Europe; the rise of the regional Edge
Data center veteran Adriaan Oosthoek talks about his new firm, Portus
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Cogent’s colo journey: Dave Schaeffer on the company’s new data center ambitions
Turning Sprint’s wireline real estate into a new data center portfolio
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Doug’s secret weapons
NTT GDC CEO Doug Adams on taking the helm at a complex global company
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Data center M&A 2024: A record-breaking year
The biggest and most notable deals of the year in the industry
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Biggest data center acquisitions: 17 billion-dollar data center deals
The biggest data center deals; from KKR buying CyrusOne to Peak 10’s purchase of ViaWest
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New York, New York! The NYC carrier hotel microcosm
The Big Apple looks to rebrand as an interconnection city
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Building APAC’s Digital Edge
DCD talks to Digital Edge CEO Samuel Lee about the importance of being a local player
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Everything data center operators need to know about Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
A PPA primer for data center companies
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Playing both sides: How logistics real estate firms are moving into data centers
Despite a boom in their home turf, logistics real estate players are moving into building data centers
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How sustainable financing is helping data centers go green
Data center companies are increasingly looking to green bonds and sustainability-linked loans as a way to meet their ESG targets
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SPACs are coming for the data center industry. Will the bubble burst before they can get there?
Investors and companies are treating SPAC mergers like VC funding rounds, and the trend is coming to data centers
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What data center firms need to know about SPACs
Special purpose acquisition companies are looking to merge with companies in the digital infrastructure space. So what's the appeal for operating companies?
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What is a data center REIT?
Real Estate Investment Trusts are funds that can make money from leasing data centers