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Data Center Deals and Investment
Coverage from Bisnow, Data Center Dynamics, and others
Data center investment spans portfolio acquisitions, financing commitments, public offerings, and the business decisions behind building or expanding capacity.
Transactions involving Cogent Communications, I Squared Capital, and Aligned Data Centers illustrate how infrastructure investors acquire facilities or platforms and commit capital for growth. Csquare’s IPO also shows how public-market investors weigh colocation growth and AI-related demand against risks such as leverage and aging facilities. Across these deals, power availability, connectivity, capacity, and expected demand help shape how investors assess the value and deployment of data-center assets.
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Data center companies are expanding IPO and public REIT activity in global markets as AI infrastructure costs and private-equity exit needs increase.
9/13/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
DayOne and TNB Power Generation agreed in Malaysia to assess up to 1.5GW of onsite generation and battery storage for DayOne's developing Selangor data center.
9/1/2026 • Power Procurement & Grid • General
SB Energy, Holtec, and Aggreko delayed or slowed planned 2026 IPOs as investors and communities raised concerns about data center valuations, development risks, and energy-intensive facilities, including SB Energy's Ohio project.
9/21/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Singapore-based data center operator DayOne is preparing a U.S. IPO filing for public release in mid-October and a possible November listing, as investors scrutinize AI infrastructure financing.
9/25/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Singapore-based data center operator DayOne plans a potential November U.S. IPO after a mid-October filing, amid heightened investor scrutiny of AI infrastructure financing.
9/25/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Vantage Data Centers secured a $2 billion five-year revolving credit facility to finance early-stage development across its North American data-center portfolio.
9/15/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
I Squared Capital and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund agreed to a non-binding memorandum for digital infrastructure and district cooling investment totaling up to $2 billion.
7/16/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
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Liberty Mutual Investments led a preferred investment in Mission Critical Group in the United States to support electrical infrastructure for expanding data center capacity.
9/18/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
AIP, MGX, and BlackRock GIP completed the Aligned Data Centers acquisition in 2026, valuing the company at about $40B and committing $5B for AI-ready expansion.
7/21/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
BlackRock and MGX completed a roughly $40 billion acquisition of Texas-based Aligned Data Centers in 2020s deal activity to fund AI-ready capacity growth.
7/21/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
I Squared Capital will acquire 10 Cogent Communications data centers for $225 million, targeting a high-density colocation and AI inference platform with 53 MW power capacity, with closing expected in Q3 2026.
5/27/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Vantage Data Centers is weighing an IPO or sale as soon as next year after preliminary adviser discussions in New York, as AI demand boosts valuations.
8/13/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Csquare went public in New York on July 16, and analysts subsequently identified the Texas-based colocation operator as a potential beneficiary of AI-driven demand across North America and the United Kingdom.
8/10/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
S&P Global agreed to acquire datacenterHawk in a deal expected to close in the second half of 2026, combining data center capacity intelligence with power-market and grid forecasting.
7/28/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
In October 2025, AI Infrastructure Partnership, BlackRock GIP, and MGX closed the $40 billion purchase of Aligned Data Centers and committed $5 billion for expansion based in Dallas, Texas.
7/22/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Macquarie Asset Management completed a US$40 billion sale of Aligned Data Centers to a consortium led by AIP, MGX, and BlackRock in a major private digital infrastructure deal.
7/21/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
I Squared Capital bought 10 Cogent Fiber data center facilities on May 26 for $225 million, planning $1 billion in upgrades across nine U.S. markets including Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston.
5/26/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Vantage Data Centers is exploring an IPO or sale in 2020s data-center markets as AI demand lifts valuations, alongside a planned Wisconsin campus with Oracle and OpenAI.
8/13/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Ares, Blackstone, Blue Owl, Apollo, and KKR executives discussed large-scale private investment plans for AI data-center capacity during recent earnings calls.
5/9/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Cogent Communications CEO Dave Schaeffer said I Squared Capital will buy 10 Cogent data centers for $225 million, with a June 12 closing target.
5/28/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
CyrusOne is preparing for a potential 2027 initial public offering in the United States as data center investment accelerates across its global campus network.
8/10/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
I Squared Capital acquired 10 Cogent Fiber data center facilities for $225 million in cash, planning $1 billion in upgrades across nine U.S. markets.
5/26/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust sold eStruxture's TOR-4 data center at 20 Pullman Court in Toronto for CA$16.5 million in a deal closed last month.
8/19/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Csquare plans a U.S. IPO aiming for a valuation up to $4.18 billion on the NYSE, supported by investor demand for AI computing infrastructure.
7/6/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Switch plans a potential IPO in the fourth quarter after hiring Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as lead underwriters, with a potential $10 billion raise and Las Vegas operations.
7/14/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General