- Vantage Data Centers Raises $1.6 Billion from GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
- The funding will support its acquisition of a hyperscale campus in Malaysia with a capacity exceeding 300 MW.
- This comes just 3 months after issuing €720 million in European bonds, reflecting the strong global demand for digital infrastructure.
Vantage Data Centers, a U.S. company specializing in digital infrastructure and data centers, announced it has secured $1.6 billion in funding from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), marking one of its largest financing deals in the region. The investment aims to fuel the company’s rapid expansion across Asia-Pacific, a market witnessing strong growth driven by increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies.
The funding comes just three months after Vantage successfully raised €720 million through an asset-backed bond issuance in Europe, highlighting continued investor confidence in the digital infrastructure sector.
According to Bloomberg, Vantage will use the fresh capital to launch a strategic expansion that includes acquiring a large-scale hyperscale campus in Johor, Malaysia, within the Sedenak Tech Park. The site, with a potential capacity exceeding 300 MW, is set to become one of the largest facilities in Southeast Asia. Originally developed by Yondr Group, the project was later acquired by entities affiliated with U.S.-based DigitalBridge, Vantage’s primary backer.
Unlike traditional equity or debt structures, this financing is directly tied to the infrastructure assets and projected future revenues, a model that has proven successful in the U.S. and Europe and is now being introduced to Asia-Pacific markets to support sector growth.
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