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STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing

Mar 19, 2021 | Posted by Eric Bell

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE has lined up another large round of financing. The Data Center operator has borrowed $400 million through the sale of securitized notes, the latest in four transactions that have raised $1.8 billion to build more data centers.

Last September STACK raised $325 million in securitized notes in a similar transaction.


STACK's Press Release on March 19 2021:
Denver, Colorado  STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (“STACK” or the “Company”), the digital infrastructure partner to the world’s most innovative companies, announces the issuance of $400 million in securitized notes (the “Notes”). STACK’s latest securitized notes offering is priced at a fixed rate coupon of 1.877%, a rate that breaks the Company’s own record-setting rate of 1.893% achieved during STACK’s August 2020 issuance, reflecting the leading quality of the issuance.  In addition, the rate coupon reflects the lowest spread to benchmark treasury rates at the time of issuance in data center industry history. In four total transactions, STACK has raised $1.8 billion of Notes rated “A-“ by Standard & Poor’s.

The Company will use the capital to fund several client-focused initiatives, including the construction and delivery of its popular Basis of Design, along with continued initiatives for sustainability, safety, and technology.

Just over five months since its previous issuance raising $325 million and fresh off a series of new executive hiring, partnerships, facility openings, and expansions, STACK is once again positioning itself to continue its record-breaking 2020 leasing activity. An industry leader in the development of data centers built to the unique specifications of its hyperscale cloud and enterprise clients, STACK’s continued expansion is fueled by the widespread adoption of cloud infrastructure, the rise of new, workload-intensive technologies like artificial intelligence, cross-industry digital transformation, and the emerging need of every organization to support increasingly remote workforces.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated absorption in all the major U.S. markets, leading to the data center industry's extraordinary growth. New analyst data from Omdia reports record leasing of more than 700MW and the addition of nearly 17 million square feet in 2020, with approximately 57% of this capacity dedicated to large cloud providers.

“Our latest capital raise demonstrates continued investor confidence in the Company’s unwavering ability to deliver speed and scale to support the growth of our hyperscale and large enterprise clients,” said Heather Paduck, Chief Financial Officer of STACK. “With cloud companies thriving like never before, STACK is well positioned to deliver critical capacity where our clients need it most.”

2020 saw enormous expansion for the Company, as it broke ground on an 84MW campus in Portland, with plans to deliver the first phase of 24MW in Q3 of 2021. STACK is also constructing a 32MW multi-story data center on its campus in San Jose, California, and announced an expansion in Atlanta. Even more additions are planned for 2021 in the most critical data center markets.

STACK also offers several other opportunities for growth in key regions throughout the United States, including:

  • - A 125-acre hyperscale data center campus with 250MW of potential critical capacity in Prince William County, Virginia in partnership with the Peterson Companies. 
  • - A 400-acre hyperscale data center campus with 400MW potential critical capacity in AllianceTexas, a master-planned development in Fort Worth, Texas, in partnership with Hillwood. 
  • - A New Albany, Ohio 42MW data center campus with immediately available and build-to-suit expansion opportunities. 
  • - A new 79-acre hyperscale data center campus in Avondale, Arizona, with 150MW of potential critical capacity.The Notes have not been, and will not be registered, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold absent such registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements thereunder and STACK is not obligated to register the Notes. This press release is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE has 118 sites in 9 regions.

The site was previously built and operated by Infomart before rebranding to STACK in January 2019.
STACK Ashburn Site Layout
Posted in STACK Northern Virginia Source: Stack Infra
Artist Rendering of Infomart Ashburn
Posted in STACK Northern Virginia Source: Infomart Data Centers
Infomart Ashburn Lobby
Posted in STACK Northern Virginia Source: Infomart Data Centers
Digiplex Ulven
Posted in STACK OSL01 Ulven |
Map of Nationwide Insurance Campus in Columbus
Posted in STACK New Albany NAL01 |
Aerial Photo of the Alliance Campus
Posted in STACK Fort Worth Alliance Source: STACK
416 MWs?!
STACK Dallas Masterplan
Posted in STACK Fort Worth Alliance Source: STACK
CHI01 Site Layout
Posted in STACK Chicago CHI01 Source: STACK
Rendering of the STACK expansion facility in Elk Grove
Posted in STACK Chicago CHI01 Source: STACK
Expansion area
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Glass Facade of DigiPlex in Denmark
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Rendering of STACK's two story ATL2 facility
Posted in STACK Atlanta ATL02 Source: STACK
Digiplex DS1 in Upplands Vasby
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Digiplex Rosenholm
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Outside of the Fetsund facility
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Fetsund II under construction in 2020
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Construction was completed in September 2020
Rendering of Fetsund II next to the existing facility
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Drone photo of Hobol Facility
Posted in Stack OSL04 |
Generators
Posted in Stack OSL04 Source: Digiplex
The Lobby before the STACK rebrand
Posted in STACK Chicago CHI01 |
Customer Lounge area
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Colocation Floor Area
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Master Campus Plan with 3 buildings
Posted in STACK Phoenix Source: Stack
Rendering of the New SUPERNAP Italia
Posted in STACK Milan Campus |
Rendering of the new STACK Toronto data center built at the old Eli Lily facility
Posted in STACK Toronto TOR01 Source: First Gulf
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Rendering of SafeHost SH5 facility built in 2020
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Safe Host SH2
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Site Floor Plan for POR03
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Rendering of POR 03
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CHI02 floor layout
Posted in STACK CHI01B Source: STACK Infrastructure
Rendering of SVY02
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Stack's Zurich facility
Posted in STACK ZUR01 |
Exterior Gland data center
Posted in STACK GEN01 |
COP02 campus layout
Posted in STACK Copenhagen COP02 Source: STACK
Campus layout for Stack Infrastructure's 5 building campus near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Posted in STACK Phoenix PHX02 Campus Source: STACK Infrastructure
location of the Colt facility in Osaka
Posted in STACK Osaka KIX01 |
Location of STACK's 2 building campus
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Campus Plan as of mid-2022
Posted in STACK Portland POR03 |
Stack DFW02 Campus Map
Posted in Stack: DFW02 Campus Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure ATL02 Sitemap
Posted in STACK Atlanta ATL02 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure ATL02 Sitemap
Posted in STACK: ATL02B Source: STACK Infrastructure
Rendering of Stack Inrfastructure's OSLL4 Campus in Oslo
Posted in STACK OSLL4 Source: STACK Infrastructure
An aerial view of Stack Infrastructure's MIL01 Campus in Milan
Posted in Stack: MIL01B Source: Schneider Electric Italia
Stack Infrastructure's MIL02A campus in milan
Posted in STACK: MIL02A Source: STACK Infrastructure
Aerial view of Stack's MIL08 campus plot in Milan
Posted in Stack: MIL08 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's STO01 Campus Sitemap
Posted in STACK: STO01B Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's MEL01 Campus in Melbourne
Posted in STACK Melbourne MEL01 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's MEL01 Campus in Melbourne
Posted in STACK Melbourne MEL01 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's CAN01A Data Center Sitemap
Posted in Stack: Canberra Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's Perth PER01 Campus Sitemap
Posted in Stack: Perth PER01 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Rendering of Stack Infrastructure's Perth PER01 Campus
Posted in Stack: PER01B Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's NVA06 Campus Sitemap
Posted in Stack: Northern Virginia, NVA06 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure's NVA06 Campus Sitemap
Posted in Stack: NVA06B Source: STACK Infrastructure
Peterson Companies Stafford Tech Park in Virginia
Posted in Stack: Stafford Technology Campus (STC) Source: Peterson Companies
Stack Infrastructure's Sitemap for Loudoun County Campus
Posted in Stack: Loudoun County Campus Source: STACK Infrastructure
The site for Stack Infrastructure's Proposed Development in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posted in Stack: Fredericksburg, VA Source: Fredericksburg City Council
Rendering of Stack's FRAL1 data center in Frankfurt, Germany
Posted in STACK FRAL1 Source: STACK Infrastructure
Rendering of Stack Infrastructure's JHB01 Campus in Johor
Posted in Stack: Johor JHB01 Source: STACK Infrastructure

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