Digital Edge, a leading provider of edge data centers, raised over US$1.6 billion in new capital to support its continued expansion across Asia. The funding will be used to build new data center campuses and meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services.
Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd., a leading developer and operator of interconnection and hyperscale edge data centers across Asia and a portfolio company of Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, has secured over US$1.6 billion (RM7.2 billion) in new capital through a combination of equity and debt financing to fuel its next growth phase. The capital includes US$640 million (RM2.
8 billion) in equity from both existing and new investors, alongside US$1 billion (RM4.5 billion) in debt financing for campus expansions. The equity raise was significantly oversubscribed, attracting some of the world’s largest institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds as new co-investors. The growth capital will accelerate Digital Edge’s expansion to meet the increasing and nuanced cloud and AI demands of its customers across the region. Digital Edge was established in early 2020 and now owns and operates 21 data centers with over 500 MW of critical IT load in service and under construction and development, with another 300 MW held for future development, across strategic locations in Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In October, the company launched its third data centre in Korea, SEL2, a 36MW facility at its 100MW Incheon campus in Seoul. Earlier, it expanded its Jakarta operations with the 23MW EDGE2 facility. Upcoming projects include a 300MW campus in Navi Mumbai by Q2 2025 and TY07, its ninth facility in Japan, in downtown Tokyo
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