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OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced plans to develop a data center campus outside Milwaukee in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The new campus is part of OpenAI and Oracle’s previously announced partnership to invest up to 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate capacity and is the Midwest site that was recently announced as part of OpenAI’s Stargate expansion.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the expansion of its Italian footprint to include a second campus in Milan. With an investment of more than €350 million (approximately $407 million USD), the MXP2 campus is designed to support the growing demand for high-performance, scalable digital infrastructure in the country.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data centers, today announced its second London data center campus (LHR2) will open at the end of September. Located in London’s Park Royal district, the 194,000-square-foot (18,000 square meters) facility will deliver 20MW of IT capacity, representing a £250 million investment into the local economy.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has secured a $1.6 billion investment to scale its Asia-Pacific platform. The investment was led by an affiliate of GIC, a global institutional investor, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”). GIC and ADIA (through their respective affiliates) are both existing investors in Vantage Data Centers.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data centers, today announced its largest investment to date of over $25 billion to develop a mega-scale 1.4GW data center campus in Shackelford County, Texas. The state-of-the-art campus, “Frontier,” will lead to advancements in AI and employ more than 5,000 individuals across construction and ongoing operations.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its entry into the Nevada market with a 224MW campus (NV1) in Storey County just outside of Reno. Nearly $3 billion will be invested in the project, with more than 1,200 individuals employed across the construction and ongoing operations of the campus. Entry into Vantage’s eighth North American market signals the company’s pursuit of strategic opportunities outside of Tier I locations as it joins major technology juggernauts Google, Apple and Microsoft in the growing region.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has raised €640 million in securitized term notes, marking the first-ever euro-based securitization of data center assets in Continental Europe. The transaction includes an additional €80 million in unfunded Variable Funding Notes. The Class A-2 Notes are rated A-, and the Class B Notes are rated BBB- by Standard & Poor’s and Scope Ratings. This transaction follows Vantage’s success last year with the first-ever EMEA data center ABS completed in British pound sterling.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has secured $5 billion in incremental green loan financings to meet continued demand. The capital includes a $2.25 billion financing to fully fund construction of the company’s New Albany, Ohio, campus and a $2.75 billion upsizing of an existing $3 billion 2024 borrowing base loan. These transactions combined give Vantage a total of $8 billion for the ongoing expansion of its North America platform.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of Ophir Rahmani as chief operating officer for North America. In his new role, Rahmani will spearhead operations, leading the teams responsible for delivering technical solutions, reliability and customer experience across the company’s rapidly expanding fleet of cloud and AI data centers in the United States and Canada.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its first-ever safety summit designed to bring together industry leaders, safety professionals and key stakeholders to discuss best practices, innovations and strategies for an elite safety culture.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, and VoltaGrid, an innovator in advanced microgrid power generation, today announce a groundbreaking partnership aimed at delivering rapid, scalable energy solutions in markets where grid power is constrained. This collaboration will set a new benchmark for speed, reliability and energy access, meeting the growing demand for data center energy solutions driven by hyperscalers and large cloud providers without putting additional cost or strain on grid systems.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced a continued run of significant growth in 2024 driven by the surging demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The company secured more than $13 billion in debt and equity investments across new and existing investors, supporting the addition of multiple new markets and expansions in key existing markets.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announces that GIC, a leading global investor, and MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re Group, will invest a combined €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion USD) into Vantage’s EMEA data center platform.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has successfully issued its inaugural bonds in the Asia-Pacific region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerDC Holdco Pte. Ltd. (“PowerDC”). The offerings include a five-year SGD 100 million bond and a three-year HKD 300 million bond, equivalent to approximately US$114 million combined. The bonds are listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and guaranteed by Credit Guarantee & Investment Facility (CGIF), a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of Christophe Strauven as chief financial officer, North America.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its entrance into the central Ohio data center market in response to increased demand for scalable and sustainable digital infrastructure in the region. Over $2 billion will be invested in the project, with more than 1,500 individuals employed across the construction and long-term operations of the campus. This will be Vantage’s seventh North American market in its expanding hyperscale portfolio.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that Jeremy Deutsch has joined the company as president, APAC. In his new role, Deutsch will drive Vantage’s regional growth, including strategy, market development, sales, construction and operations. He will report to Jeff Tench, executive vice president, North America and APAC.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has broken ground on its second Cyberjaya campus (KUL2) in Malaysia. Set on 35 acres of land adjacent to Vantage’s existing campus (KUL1), KUL2 will deliver 256MW of IT capacity at full build-out to support cloud adoption and the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The campus has its own dedicated substation providing customers unrivalled expansion flexibility and speed.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the addition of Emily Friedberg to its global leadership team as the company’s inaugural chief technology & innovation officer (CTIO). With nearly 25 years of experience as a passionate business leader, Friedberg is responsible for development and engineering, technology and systems, cybersecurity, and sustainability, bringing a proven track record of delivering high-value results and growth in her past roles.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today published its third annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report showcasing continued progress toward its wide range of ESG initiatives amid rapid global growth. Themed “Growth that Preserves,” the 2023 report reinforces the company’s commitment to increase and track its sustainability progress across an expanding portfolio of 34 global campuses.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has completed a $9.2 billion equity investment led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) (“DigitalBridge”), the leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has raised £600 million in securitized term notes, marking the first-ever securitization of data center assets in EMEA. The transaction includes an additional £100 million in unfunded Variable Funding Notes. The term notes are rated A-, A (low) and A by Standard & Poor’s, Morningstar DBRS and Scope Ratings, respectively.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its entrance into the Irish market with the development of a multi-phase data center campus (DUB1). The company will invest more than €1 billion over multiple phases to support the construction and delivery of the campus in one of the largest data center markets in Europe. The first two phases consist of 52MW of IT capacity, with the first phase expected to be operational in late 2024. Upon completion, DUB1 will mark Vantage’s 14th EMEA campus in a growing regional portfolio that spans seven countries.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has secured a $3 billion green loan from a bank syndicate led by structuring bank Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and joint bookrunners TD Securities, Truist Securities, Inc. and Scotiabank to fund the ongoing development of its North America data center platform.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it will open a second Zurich campus (ZRH2) this summer. The highly-secure and carrier-neutral campus will provide 24MW of critical IT capacity, and when combined with Vantage’s flagship Zurich campus (ZRH1), both campuses will offer customers 64MW of capacity for their computing requirements.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointments of Dana Adams and David Howson who will serve as regional presidents of North America and EMEA, respectively. The company also announced that Antoine Boniface, who has served as president of EMEA for the past four years, will take on a new role as chief commercial officer for the region. These appointments come as the company enters 2024 positioned for another year of significant growth and expansion across the globe.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the company raised a record $10 billion in incremental debt and equity financing throughout 2023 to support the growing demand from the world’s largest hyperscalers. The capital raised supported record leasing, expansion into two new markets and the groundbreakings of seven campuses across North America, EMEA and APAC.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced a $6.4 billion equity investment led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) (“DigitalBridge”), the leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its entrance into Taipei, Taiwan’s largest data center market. The company will open TPE1, a 16MW, 215,000 square foot (20,000 square meters) data center in mid 2024.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of new executive leadership in APAC to support the company’s expanding regional presence. Raymond Tong has joined Vantage as President, APAC to oversee Vantage’s business including expansion, operations and strategy in the Asia Pacific market. Tong will work closely with incoming Chief Financial Officer, APAC Joel Cheah who leads Vantage’s APAC finance and accounting teams.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, and a consortium of investors led by MEAG and Infranity, along with funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, Inc., (together the “Investor Consortium”) have completed a previously announced Investment Partnership in certain Vantage European data center assets.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced​​ that the company has raised USD$1.35 billion in securitized notes. The notes include (i) $1,026M five- and seven-year Class A Term Notes (Series 2023-1 A-2a and Series 2023-2 A-2), (ii) C$380M Canadian dollar Class A tranche (Series 2023-1 A-2b, ~$286M USD equivalent) and (iii) $43M Class B Notes (Series 2023-1 B). The Class A Notes & Class B notes are rated A- and BBB- respectively by Standard & Poor’s.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the continued deployment of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable fuel to replace conventional diesel fuel in generators. The company will roll out HVO in several of its largest markets in North America and EMEA.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of Gregory Thompson Jr. to its global leadership team as chief information security officer (CISO). In this newly created role, Thompson will lead the strategy to further strengthen Vantage’s cybersecurity posture to secure data as the company continues to scale internationally, including building a model for security threat responses, creating business continuity plans, and developing and maintaining state-of-the-art security architecture portfolio wide.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today released its second annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report showcasing the company’s dedication to meet its high standards for environmental stewardship, social responsibility and ethical governance. Themed “A Global Vision. Locally Adapted.,” the report details Vantage’s progress and achievements towards its goals across the company’s 29 global data center campuses amid a period of rapid growth.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the development of a second data center campus (KUL2) in Cyberjaya with an additional planned US $3 billion (RM13.32 billion) investment. Upon completion, the KUL2 campus will deliver 256MW of IT capacity to meet the growing customer demand for hyperscale data center services.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the development of a second data center campus (LHR2) in London supported by an investment of £250 million. This development comes just three months after the company announced its initial entrance into the market with a £500 million 48MW campus (LHR1).

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to form an Investment Partnership with a consortium of investors led by funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, Inc., MEAG and Infranity (together with other investors, the “Investor Consortium”).

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, continued its unprecedented growth in 2022, outperforming its previous record set in 2021. The company began developing four new campuses in Montreal, Berlin, Frankfurt and South Africa and opened 13 data centers across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, all supported by more than USD$3 billion of debt and equity financing raised throughout the year, including USD$368 million in green loans to advance sustainable developments in Quebec City, Canada, and Northern Virginia.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its entrance into London with the development of a 48MW £500 million campus. In addition, the company has opened a second 40MW data center on its existing Cardiff campus.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced today the construction of a second campus (JNB2) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the addition of Purnima Wagle to its global leadership team as chief information officer (CIO). In this newly created role, Wagle will advance Vantage’s internal technology strategy and drive technological innovation for the company, which has experienced remarkable growth across five continents over the last two years. Wagle’s remit includes overseeing IT, software development, business process improvement and automation systems.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the delivery of three new facilities in Berlin and Frankfurt. In addition, the company will open a new German office in Raunheim to support the country’s growth.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the on-schedule delivery of a second data center (KUL12) on its Cyberjaya campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition, the company is constructing a third facility (KUL13) on the growing campus to meet customer demand in the region.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the addition of Patricia Elias to its global executive leadership team as chief people and culture officer (CPCO). This newly created role highlights the importance of strengthening and amplifying the company’s culture to further elevate its worldwide employee base, which has grown fourfold over the last two years to more than 800 team members across five continents today.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the delivery of the first facility on its Johannesburg campus, as well as the start of construction on a second data center on its Frankfurt II campus.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has closed on a $300 million USD green loan in recognition of the sustainable design features of its VA13 data center located in Northern Virginia. The loan was structured and arranged by Societe Generale, one of Europe’s leading investment banks offering sustainable and positive impact solutions, including green financing options.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that two greenfield campuses in Berlin and Warsaw are now operational. The opening of a Warsaw campus marks the company’s first facility in Poland, while the development in Berlin marks the company’s second campus in Germany. The new sites are part of Vantage’s US$2B European expansion to offer hyperscalers and cloud providers best-in-class data center campuses in two sought after markets. Among Vantage’s portfolio of nine campuses in EMEA, five of them are now operational (Berlin I, Warsaw, Frankfurt I, Zurich and Cardiff).

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SolarAfrica, a pioneer in South Africa’s solar energy financing. This agreement will enable Vantage to supplement the local grid that powers the company’s Johannesburg (JNB1) data center campus, which is slated to open in July, with renewable energy. Additionally, this investment will further drive the creation of renewable energy in the region by supporting the expansion of SolarAfrica’s De Aar solar project.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it will invest an additional CAD$900 million to rapidly scale its Canadian operations, including the development of a third campus in Montreal and the expansion of two existing campuses in Montreal and Quebec City. These developments bring the total number of Vantage campuses in the Province of Quebec to four.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it will build the second of three facilities on its flagship 55MW EU campus (FRA1) located in Offenbach, Germany, just one kilometer from the main data centers and peering points in Frankfurt. This facility will include 16MW of critical IT capacity and 13,000 square meters (140,000 square feet) once fully developed and will open to customers in the first half of 2024.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, continued its exponential growth in 2021, adding 11 new campuses following the company’s entrance into Asia Pacific and Africa and continued expansion within its EMEA and North American markets. To help reach these milestones, Vantage raised a record US$4.9 billion in debt and equity funding throughout the year.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the development of additional campuses in two of its existing strategic EMEA markets. With the continued increase in customer demand for premium hyperscale data center space across Europe, Vantage has broken ground on second campuses in both Frankfurt and Berlin. In addition, the company opened its first campus in Zurich.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, and its lead investor, Digital Bridge Group, Inc., announced today that they have completed the acquisition of PCCW Ltd.’s data center business (PCCW DC). The acquisition expands Vantage’s data center platform to include 100MW of existing and expansion capacity across multiple facilities in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur and is part of the company’s strategic expansion into Asia Pacific previously announced in September, which also included the acquisition of Agile Data Centers.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the topping out of its first 32MW data center in Goodyear, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, one of the top five data center markets in the U.S. This will be the company’s largest North American campus when fully developed at 160MW and second largest globally, after its 270MW Cardiff campus in the U.K. The first phase of development will be comprised of a single-story facility offering 32MW of critical IT capacity and is scheduled to be operational in the spring.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced​​ that the company raised US$530 million in securitized notes. The notes are a five-year issuance (Series 2021-1) and are rated A- by Standard & Poor’s. They generally rank pari-passu with Vantage’s existing outstanding notes. The transaction was supported by DigitalBridge Investment Management, the investment management arm of Vantage’s majority stakeholder, DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG).

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced today that it has begun construction of its first African campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, leveraging a US$1 billion investment from existing financial partners. The 80MW campus will be in Johannesburg’s Waterfall City, a thriving business and data center ecosystem in the heart of the continent’s largest data center market. This marks Vantage’s entry into its fifth continent. From its initial U.S. roots, Vantage previously expanded to two Canadian markets in early 2019, to six European markets in 2020 and to five markets in Asia Pacific in 2021.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific market through two acquisitions. DigitalBridge Investment Management, the company’s major stakeholder, along with participation from other existing Vantage investors, contributed an additional $1.5 billion in equity capital. Following the closing of both transactions, Vantage will offer data center services across Tokyo, Osaka, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur to hyperscale, cloud and large enterprise customers.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that the company will achieve net zero carbon emissions globally by 2030. This marks a significant step for the company in its long-time efforts to continually increase efficiencies and reduce environmental impacts at its hyperscale data center campuses worldwide.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has broken ground on two greenfield campuses in Berlin and Warsaw. The development of these sites is part of the company’s US$2B European expansion and will provide hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises with best-in-class hyperscale data center campuses in two sought after EU regions. This is the second German campus for the company and the first in Poland.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it now provides access to renewable energy options at each of its North American and European campuses to enable customers to reduce their carbon emissions. Additionally, the company has hired two experts to lead its environmental sustainability commitments across the globe.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the completion of phase one of VA12, the second of five planned facilities at its Northern Virginia campus located in the heart of “Data Center Alley.” The initial phase of VA12 provides hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises with 16MW of critical IT capacity. Upon completion, VA12 will consist of 32MW and more than 250,000 square feet.

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has added two new members to its executive team: Jeff Tench, president, North America and Valerie Finberg, chief of staff and vice president, investor relations. Tench and Finberg each have extensive communications infrastructure leadership expertise to support Vantage’s rapidly expanding global footprint.