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CapitalOnline Data Service Buys data Center Builder Outside Beijing

A company planning to construct a 3,200-rack data center in Huaili County, China, has been purchased by Chinese cloud provider CapitalOnline Data Service. This week, the company bought Huailai Wisdom Cloud Port Technology's entire equity stake. The company just recently received authorization ...

March 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Beijing

Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus

Chayora, a Hong Kong-based data center operator, has announced that it has completed the construction of its first data center on its new Shanghai campus in China. The company first announced the campus back in November 2021, and in partnership with EdgeConneX, Edge will offer computing servic...

October 03, 2022

Shanghai

Founder of Vnet, Josh Sheng Chen Looking To Acquire The Company

The founder of Vnet, Josh Sheng Chen, has offered to acquire the data center company. According to reports from the Chinese data center firm, a non-binding proposal has been received from Josh Sheng Chen. The proposal is to acquire all of Vnet’s outstanding ordinary shares. He proposed $8.2...

September 21, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

21Vianet

MBK Partners Mulling Over Vnet Acquisition

According to Bloomberg, Private equity company MBK Partners is mulling over the acquisition of China’s Vnet. Vnet Group Inc., formerly known as 21Vianet, is a Chinese data center firm. MBK is in discussions with a partner over a joint offer for Vnet. Vnet had been an acquisition target for ...

July 29, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

21Vianet

Chinese Investment Firms Make Offers For Vnet

Vnet, formerly known as 21Vianet has received unsolicited acquisition offers from two Chinese investment firms. Industrial Bank Co. ltd and Hina Group are looking to acquire the Chinese data center firm. The offer tabled is US$8 in cash per American depositary share. The offer can also be a...

April 13, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

21Vianet

Blackstone Makes a $250m Investment In Vnet

Chinese data center firm Vnet has announced that Blackstone has invested $250 million in the firm. Blackstone bought $250 million worth of convertible notes in Vnet. According to Vnet, it will be using the funds to develop and expand in China. The founder and executive Chairman of Vnet, Josh C...

February 01, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

21Vianet

AIIB to invest $150 million in new data centers

Multilateral bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has announced that it is making a significant investment in new data center development, with $150 million. The Beijing-based company will direct the funds through the Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II). Current reports outline t...

January 24, 2022

Beijing

Beijing warning over data center construction

In light of the global push to reduce carbon emissions, Beijing outlined in a plan published on Wednesday that local governments in China should ensure that the "blind and disorderly development" of data centers is carefully monitored and prevented. Moreover, it stated that governments should ...

December 09, 2021

Beijing

Chayora to open new 54MW data center campus in Shanghai, China

Chinese developer Chayora has revealed plans to build a data center campus in Shanghai, China. The data center campus will sit on an 8.5-acre site. In addition, the campus will have three five-story buildings with a capacity of up to 10,000 racks. Chayora also revealed that the campus would...

November 18, 2021

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Shanghai

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