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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

DataBank acquires zColo sites from Zayo for $1.4 Billion

September 30, 2020 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 center...

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Read EQT acquires EdgeConneX
EQT acquires EdgeConneX

EQT acquires EdgeConneX

August 19, 2020 EdgeConneX

The Swedish investment firm EQT AB has announced that it acquired the US-based colocation company EdgeConneX. EdgeConneX has a global footprint, operating over 40 facilities in 33 markets across North America, Europe and South America and continues to expand after being founded a decade ago. EQT...

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Read DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh
DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh

DataBank Commissioned its Second Data Center in Pittsburgh

June 26, 2020 DataBank Pittsburgh PIT2

DataBank has opened its second Pittsburgh data center in North Fayette Township, which it acquired from PNC Bank in January 2019. The PIT2 facility, DataBank’s second in the Pittsburgh area, brings the company’s total data center count to 20 facilities in nine markets.

Read Aligned Increases Facility to $575 Million (PR)
Aligned Increases Facility to $575 Million (PR)

Aligned Increases Facility to $575 Million (PR)

May 11, 2020 Aligned

DALLAS – Aligned, a leading data center provider offering innovative, sustainable and adaptable colocation and build-to-scale solutions for cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers, announces it has increased its secured credit facility to $575 million as the company experiences...

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Read Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)
Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)

Northern Data AG announces acquisition of Canadian data center specialist Kelvin Emtech Group (PR)

April 28, 2020 Northern Data AG

Key step forward for existing strategy of expansion into Canada Continuing to accelerate North America growth and expansion Decisive and additive know-how for data centers construction Frankfurt am Main – April 28, 2020 – Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), one of the world’s...

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Read DataBank Announces Partnership with Pittsburgh Internet Exchange (PR)
DataBank Announces Partnership with Pittsburgh Internet Exchange (PR)

DataBank Announces Partnership with Pittsburgh Internet Exchange (PR)

March 01, 2020 DataBank Pittsburgh PIT1

Dallas, Texas – DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity and managed services, announces the Pittsburgh Internet Exchange (PIT-IX) is now available at its Pittsburgh data center (PIT1). Located in NOVA Place, in the newly updated Allegheny Technology Center Mall,...

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Read DataBank Announces $185 Million Equity Investment from Colony Capital (PR
DataBank Announces $185 Million Equity Investment from Colony Capital (PR

DataBank Announces $185 Million Equity Investment from Colony Capital (PR

January 06, 2020 DataBank

DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity and managed services, today announced that Colony Capital (NYSE: CLNY) has made a $185 million investment into DataBank through the purchase of secondary equity interests from existing...

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Read AMP Capital acquires Expedient Data Centers
AMP Capital acquires Expedient Data Centers

AMP Capital acquires Expedient Data Centers

October 23, 2019 Expedient Data Centers

AMP Capital, An Australian investment firm, has acquired Expedient from Landmark Media Enterprises, the company's current investor. Expedient is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service business focused on colocation, cloud, managed services and networks with a base of over 1,200 customers. Terms were not...

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Read Aligned Energy Secures $495 Million Facility to Support Expansion Plans (PR)
Aligned Energy Secures $495 Million Facility to Support Expansion Plans (PR)

Aligned Energy Secures $495 Million Facility to Support Expansion Plans (PR)

October 22, 2019 Aligned

DALLAS – Aligned Energy, a leading data center provider offering innovative, sustainable and adaptable colocation and build-to-scale solutions for cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers, announced today it has completed a $495 million secured credit facility with investors including...

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Read Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix
Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

Chirisa acquires Piscataway facility from Equinix

August 16, 2019 Chirisa Investments

Chirisa Investments announced it has closed on Piscataway New Jersey facility owned by Equinix. The facility formerly known as Equinix NY12 was previously acquired in May 2017 in a large 28 data center deal with Verizon. The facility is located at 201B Centennial Avenue in Piscataway NJ and is a...

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Read Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

Aligned Energy Announces New Strategic Investment by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

April 23, 2019 Aligned

DALLAS, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aligned Energy (the "Company"), a leading data center provider, today announced it has received a strategic investment from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners ("MIP"), which will support the Company's growth with significant additional capital. Aligned Energy...

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Read DataBank Announces Acquisition of PNC Bank’s Pittsburgh Data Center Through Strategic Sale-Leaseback Transaction (PR)
DataBank Announces Acquisition of PNC Bank’s Pittsburgh Data Center Through Strategic Sale-Leaseback Transaction (PR)

DataBank Announces Acquisition of PNC Bank’s Pittsburgh Data Center Through Strategic Sale-Leaseback Transaction (PR)

January 30, 2019 DataBank Pittsburgh PIT2

Dallas, Texas – DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity and managed services, announced today the acquisition of PNC Bank’s data center located in North Fayette Township near Pittsburgh, PA. This marks DataBank’s second data center in the Pittsburgh market and...

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Read Rackspace and Switch Partner to host Rackspace Private Cloud in Switch Facilities (PR)
Rackspace and Switch Partner to host Rackspace Private Cloud in Switch Facilities (PR)

Rackspace and Switch Partner to host Rackspace Private Cloud in Switch Facilities (PR)

April 02, 2018 Switch

Switch and Rackspace announced a new agreement to deliver Rackspace private cloud solutions and connectivity to managed public cloud solutions on AWS, Azure and Google in Switch’s highly secure and reliable Tier 5® Platinum data center PRIME locations. The agreement builds on Rackspace’s...

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Read Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers
Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers

Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers

January 10, 2018 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Inc. completed its acquisition of the U.S. operations of Phoenix-based IO Data Centers LLC on Wednesday. Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), the Boston-based storage and information management services company, bought IO for $1.34 billion. Iron Mountain announced the acquisition Dec. 11. The...

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Read Involta opens 40,000 sq ft Armstrong County, Pennsylvania data center
Involta opens 40,000 sq ft Armstrong County, Pennsylvania data center

Involta opens 40,000 sq ft Armstrong County, Pennsylvania data center

October 13, 2017 Ark: Pittsburgh Northpointe

US colocation company Involta has opened a 40,000 square foot (3,716 sq m) data center in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Involta held an opening ceremony at the Northpointe data center that drew more than 200 business and community leaders, including local Republican member of the Pennsylvania...

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Read Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]
Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

May 01, 2017 Verizon Enterprise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of 29 data centers and their operations from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). The U.S. $3.6 billion...

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Read Expedient expanding Pittsburgh datacenter
Expedient announced an expansion of their Pittsburgh datacenter.  Details below.

> ...expansion project at one of its Pittsburgh, PA data centers, located at Nova Place, formerly known as Allegh...

Expedient expanding Pittsburgh datacenter

September 16, 2016 Expedient Pittsburgh (North Side)

Expedient announced an expansion of their Pittsburgh datacenter. Details below. ...expansion project at one of its Pittsburgh, PA data centers, located at Nova Place, formerly known as Allegheny Center Mall. The facility is one of two enterprise data centers the company operates in the region....

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