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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley
T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley
October 07, 2020

T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley

T5@Silicon Valley (Newark)

T5 has announced that it has acquired an enterprise data center in Newark, CA. The description matches an Apple data center near Fremont.  It's a legacy site and Apple is continuing to build monster data center campuses, so it makes sense that the iPhone make would divest the property. The nea...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion
Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion
October 06, 2020

Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion

Vantage Data Centers

Company leverages favorable interest rates to reduce costs, extend debt maturity profile and fund expansion opportunities DENVER – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that the company raised US$1.3 billion in securitized notes. Th...

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Read Stonecourt Capital Acquires a Majority stake in 365 Data Centers
Stonecourt Capital Acquires a Majority stake in 365 Data Centers
October 06, 2020

Stonecourt Capital Acquires a Majority stake in 365 Data Centers

365 Data Centers

Private equity investor Stonecourt Capital has acquired a majority stake in 365 Data Centers. The original investors (Lumerity Capital and Longboard Advisors) have reinvested into 365. However, Chirisa Investments and Turning Rock Partners have exited as investors.365 Press Release is below: N...

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Read Zayo Appoints Julie Tschida Brown as Chief People and Culture Officer (PR)
Zayo Appoints Julie Tschida Brown as Chief People and Culture Officer (PR)
October 05, 2020

Zayo Appoints Julie Tschida Brown as Chief People and Culture Officer (PR)

Zayo

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., the global leader in Communications Infrastructure, announced the appointment of Julie Tschida Brown as Zayo’s Chief People and Culture Officer. In this role, Tschida Brown will oversee a comprehensive suite of human capital areas in...

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Read Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada
Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada
October 01, 2020

Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada

Equinix

Equinix has completed it's acquisition of 13 Bell Canada's data centers. The acquisition was first announced in June 2020.  Bell had operated the facilities under the Q9 brand. It partially acquired Q9 in 2012 for $1.1 billion and in 2016 it acquired the remainder for $675 million.  This deal ...

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Read DataBank acquires zColo sites from Zayo for $1.4 Billion
DataBank acquires zColo sites from Zayo for $1.4 Billion
September 30, 2020

DataBank acquires zColo sites from Zayo for $1.4 Billion

DataBank

DataBank will acquire Zayo's zColo division for $1.4 billion. The deal includes the sale of 44 data centers in more than 20 markets across the United States and Europe. The transaction is expected to close in December 2020. Once closed, DataBank will operate 1.1 million square feet of data cen...

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Read NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa
NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa
September 28, 2020

NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa

NTT Johannesburg 1

Johannesburg – 28 September 2020 – NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider and Dimension Data, the South African systems integrator and managed services provider which represents the NTT business in the Middle East and Africa, today announced that construction works for ...

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Read Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer
Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer
September 28, 2020

Tom Marx joins Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer

Csquare

Tom Marx will join Evoque as Chief Revenue Officer. Marx, who is based in Denver, spent the majority of his career at tw telecom subsequently Level3/CenturyLink via acquisition. Evoque Press Release on Sept 28, 2020:DALLAS – Evoque Data Center Solutions™, one of the world’s 20 largest data...

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Read Green Mountain expands DC1-Stavanger data center by 2.5 MWs
Green Mountain expands DC1-Stavanger data center by 2.5 MWs
September 21, 2020

Green Mountain expands DC1-Stavanger data center by 2.5 MWs

Green Mountain SVG1-Rennesøy

Green Mountain, a Norwegian data center provider, has expanded its DC1-Stavanger data center with a new 2.5MW data hall. The Green Mountain press release is below: Green Mountain expands its mountain hall data center in NorwayThe Norwegian colocation provider, Green Mountain, recently opened ...

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Read SUPERNAP Italia Becomes the Only Operational Data Center in Italy to Earn ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 (Tier 4) Certification from EPI
SUPERNAP Italia Becomes the Only Operational Data Center in Italy to Earn ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 (Tier 4) Certification from EPI
September 13, 2020

SUPERNAP Italia Becomes the Only Operational Data Center in Italy to Earn ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 (Tier 4) Certification from EPI

STACK Milan Campus

SUPERNAP Italia Becomes the Only Operational Data Center in Italy to Earn ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 (Tier 4) Certification from EPI Milan, Italy, September 13, 2020 -- SUPERNAP Italia, the most advanced data center in Southern Europe, has achieved the ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 4 (formerly known as Tier 4)...

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Read DC BLOX is Building a Data Center in Greenville
DC BLOX is Building a Data Center in Greenville
September 10, 2020

DC BLOX is Building a Data Center in Greenville

DC BLOX Greenville

DC BLOX has announced it is building a data center in Greenville, South Carolina. DC BLOX has focused on underserved tier 3 markets in the Southeast. Providing a high level of service in underserved markets has been a winning strategy. Greenville is no exception to this strategy.This will be D...

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Read Colt Pre-Leases all of its Frankfurt West Facility 16 months Before Construction is Complete
Colt Pre-Leases all of its Frankfurt West Facility 16 months Before Construction is Complete
September 09, 2020

Colt Pre-Leases all of its Frankfurt West Facility 16 months Before Construction is Complete

Colt Frankfurt West

Colt Colt Data Centre Services has announced that its data centre in West Frankfurt has secured customer commitments for all of the space and power in the facility. The facility is due to be completed in late Q4 2021 and will have a capacity of 25.2 megawatts. This underscores the demand in th...

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Read DigiPlex opens 2nd data centre on their Fetsund campus in Lillestrom
DigiPlex opens 2nd data centre on their Fetsund campus in Lillestrom
September 09, 2020

DigiPlex opens 2nd data centre on their Fetsund campus in Lillestrom

STACK OSL03 Campus

Data center provider DigiPlex has announced that it opened a second facility at Fetsund in Lillestrom borough in the county of Viken. The new data centre is 2,200 square metres and is built to support 3 MW. The new facility is adjacent to the existing Fetsund facility, a 10 MW data center.The ...

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Read 1547 Acquires a Milwaukee Carrier Hotel (324 E Wisconsin)
1547 Acquires a Milwaukee Carrier Hotel (324 E Wisconsin)
September 04, 2020

1547 Acquires a Milwaukee Carrier Hotel (324 E Wisconsin)

1547: Wells Building

1547 Critical Systems Realty has acquired the Wells Building from Ascendant Holdings LLC. The Wells building is located at 324 East Wisconsin in downtown Milwaukee. The building is the defacto carrier hotel in Wisconsin. 1547 Press Release Below: MILWAUKEE, WI (September 3, 2020) – 1547 Data C...

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Read Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power
Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power
September 03, 2020

Apple Launches Danish Data Center with Green Power

Hyperscale Data Center

Apple has announced that it has launched its Danish data center in Foulum just outside of Viborg. In the announcement, Apple also shared that it will invest in the construction of two large onshore wind turbines in Esbjerg to source clean power for the site. The Esbjerg wind project is in addi...

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Read STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing
STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing
September 01, 2020

STACK closes an additional $325 Million in Debt Financing

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Denver-based Stack Infrastructure, a data center company, has closed a $325 million debt offering.  Stack also issued securitized notes in February and November of last year. Including the latest round, the company has so far raised a total of $1.4 billion to fuel its growth. Stack's Press Rel...

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Read Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01
Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01
August 25, 2020

Montreal Internet Exchange expanding to Hypertec YUL01

Hypertec YUL01B

Montreal Internet Exchange (QIX) has announced that it is expanding its fabric to Hypertec's Pointe-Claire two-facility campus (YUL01.) The announcement was made on twitter. See below.

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Read Digital Edge and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners Announce Formation of a Diversified Asia Pacific Data Center Platform, With a USD1 Billion Capital Commitment
Digital Edge and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners Announce Formation of a Diversified Asia Pacific Data Center Platform, With a USD1 Billion Capital Commitment
August 25, 2020

Digital Edge and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners Announce Formation of a Diversified Asia Pacific Data Center Platform, With a USD1 Billion Capital Commitment

Digital Edge DC

SINGAPORE & NEW YORK-- August 25, 2020 --Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners (“Stonepeak”), an infrastructure-focused private equity firm, and a group of seasoned senior executives formerly with Equinix, Facebook, Tata Communications and Macquarie, have formed a diversified, independent data...

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Read Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building
Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building
August 20, 2020

Cologix Acquires vXchnge's Minneapolis facility in 511 Building

Cologix: Minnesota Technology Center

Cologix has announced it has acquired vXchnge's 16,000 square foot data center in the 511 Building in Minneapolis. The move further strengths Cologix's dominant position in the building. The company's press release is below. Previously in 2015, vXchnge acquired the site from SunGard.Cologix Pr...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara
EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara
August 19, 2020

EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara

EdgeConneX Santa Clara

EdgeConneX has bought 3 buildings in Santa Clara totaling 229,000 square feet. The Mercury News reports that "An EdgeConneX affiliate, EdgeConneX Silicon Valley Holdings II, paid $83.3 million for the buildings, Santa Clara County documents filed on Aug. 14 show." 1700 Richard Ave: Current Ed...

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