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Several firms are looking into $11bn Global Switch buyout

Several data center and investment firms are mulling over the acquisition of data center firm Global Switch Holdings. According to Bloomberg, KKR and Blackstone Inc. are the likely forerunners of acquiring Global Switch. Equinix, Digital Realty, and DigitalBridge have also shown interest in...

November 24, 2021

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Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's Nationa...

June 16, 2021

Singapore

Console Connect now live in all Global Switch data centres worldwide

July 28, 2020 – PCCW Global today announced that its Console Connect Software-Defined Interconnection® (SDI®) platform is now available in many more data centres via an extended collaboration with Global Switch, a leading owner, operator and developer of large-scale carrier and cloud neutral ...

July 28, 2020

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Global Switch Picks Banks for $1 Billion IPO in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (Reuters) - UK-based data center operator Global Switch has chosen CLSA, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as sponsors for its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of up to $1 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. Founded in 1998 and owned by Britain’s ...

March 01, 2019

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Asian investor consortium acquires 24.99% stake in Global Switch in preparation for listing on a leading international stock exchange

A consortium of six Asian institutional and private investors has acquired a 24.99% stake in the Company in a transaction valued at £2.1 billion The investment by Strategic IDC Limited further diversifies Global Switch’s sources of equity capital, supports a continuation of the Company’s strat...

July 11, 2018

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