M&A Deal Summary

Digital Realty Trust Acquires Equinix - European Assets

On May 16, 2016, Digital Realty Trust acquired information technology company Equinix - European Assets from Equinix for 874M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Digital Realty Trust’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Digital Realty Trust’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Digital Realty Trust’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-05-16
Target Equinix - European Assets
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Digital Realty Trust
Sellers(s) Equinix
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 874M USD

Target

Equinix - European Assets

United Kingdom
Equinix, Inc. - European Assets includes carrier-neutral data centers in Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Digital Realty Trust

Austin, Texas, United States

website

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees3,030
Revenue 4.4B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Digital Realty Trust is a provider of data center and colocation solutions. Digital Realty Trust is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-14 The Telx Group

New York City, New York, United States

The Telx Group, Inc. is a data center solution provider fueling infrastructure, interconnection and business progress.

Buy $1.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-24 Ascenty

Campinas, Brazil

Ascenty is the largest data center provider in Brazil, with seven data centers currently operating and an additional data center under construction. The company was founded in 2010 and has focused on building world-class data centers while serving some of the largest global technology companies. All the company’s data centers are interconnected using a proprietary 4,000 km fiber-optic network.

Buy $1.8B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equinix

Redwood City, California, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Information Technology
Employees11,800
Revenue 6.6B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Equinix is a provider of carrier-neutral data centers, internet exchanges and interconnection services. The Company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-08 Bit-isle

Shinagawa, Japan

Bit-isle, Inc. is a provider of IT services.

Buy $280M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-06 Verizon Communications - 24 Data Center Sites

New York, New York, United States

Verizon Communications, Inc. - 24 Data Center Site consists of 29 data center buildings across 15 metro areas.

Buy $3.6B
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