Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Malaysia secured MYR 141.7 billion ($31.6 billion) in digital infrastructure investments in the first 10 months of 2024 to solidify its standing as Southeast Asia’s top data centre hub, according to Knight Frank.
The result more than tripled the MYR… Read More>>
Singapore sovereign giant GIC and Germany’s Munich Re Group are investing a combined €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) into the Europe, Middle East and Africa platform of US hyperscale operator Vantage Data Centers.
The deals are to be finalised in the… Read More>>
The international unit of Shanghai-based data centre firm GDS Holdings has won the backing of Japan’s SoftBank and Citadel boss Ken Griffin for an upsized Series B round to raise $1.2 billion in equity.
The new commitments from the SoftBank… Read More>>
Just over two months after seeing its top executive in the region head off to lead a global rival, digital infrastructure giant Equinix has named a new president for Asia Pacific.
Four-year company veteran Cyrus Adaggra has been appointed to… Read More>>
Bridge Data Centres has secured 400 megawatts of electricity under an agreement with Malaysia state electric company TNB, which will provide power for the Bain Capital-backed operator’s latest facility in Johor.
Dubbed MY07, the under-construction project in Johor’s Ulu Tiram… Read More>>
Two months after breaking ground on Google’s first data centre in Malaysia, Sime Darby Property has announced a fresh build-and-lease agreement that will see the development of additional facilities for the US tech giant.
The deal builds on the collaboration… Read More>>
Having attracted more than 18,000 views with appearances of top executives from top data centre players including Digital Realty, Equinix, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Princeton Digital Group since its 2020 debut, Mingtiandi’s APAC Data Centre Forum is… Read More>>
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Less than three months after teaming with Blackstone for the $16 billion buyout of Australia’s AirTrunk, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is continuing its Asia Pacific digital infrastructure push with the formation of a KRW 1 trillion ($714… Read More>>
Just over a year after entering India with the launch of the first phase of a 134-megawatt Mumbai project, Colt Data Centre Services has inked a $1.7 billion joint venture with Bengaluru-based real estate and infrastructure investment manager RMZ to… Read More>>
