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Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:35:49 +0000	[$$] Digital Realty Partners With Brookfield to Acquire Brazil-Based Data Center Provider are working together to buy Brazilian data center provider Ascenty for $1.8 billion from private-equity firm Great Hill Partners. Although the deal involves two separate transactions, the plan ultimately calls for Digital Realty to own 51% of a joint venture that holds Ascenty, and Brookfield the remainder. The deal would help solidify Digital Realty’s foothold in Latin America.
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:53:00 +0000	Digital Realty to buy Ascenty in a $1.8 billion deal, to sell 8.5 million shares to the public Digital Realty Trust Inc. announced Monday an agreement to buy Brazil-based data center provider Ascenty in a deal valued at $1.8 billion from private-equity firm Great Hill Partners. Digital Realty said it has entered into a "bilateral equity commitment letter" with a Brookfield Asset Management affiliate in which Brookfield has committed to fund half of the initial equity investment, which is estimated to be about $613 million. Brookfield will own 49% of the joint venture that is expected to ultimately own Ascenty. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. Separtely, Digital Realty said it launched a public offering of 8.5 million shares of its common stock. Based on Friday's stock closing price of $120.92, the company could raise $1.03 billion with the offering, or up to $1.18 billion if the underwriters exercise all the options granted to buy additional shares. Digital Realty's stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, has rallied 12% over the past three months while the S&P 500 has gained 6.3%.
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:46:00 +0000	Great Hill Partners Successfully Exits Ascenty in $1.8 Billion-Plus Transaction BOSTON, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Hill Partners, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its controlling interest in Ascenty Holdings, LLC, the largest provider of data center and fiber infrastructure services in Brazil, to Digital Realty (DLR). "We are incredibly proud of Great Hill's tenure as the majority investor at Ascenty, where we worked closely with CEO Chris Torto and his leadership team to expand the company's initial platform to 14 data centers and a nearly 4,500 km fiber network," stated John Hayes, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Great Hill Partners and Chairman of the Board of Ascenty.
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:35:00 +0000	Digital Realty Announces Common Stock Offering SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today it has commenced an underwritten ...
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:32:00 +0000	Digital Realty to Acquire 424 Acres in Loudoun County, Virginia Strengthens Leading Position in Top-Tier Data Center Market SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection ...
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:30:00 +0000	Digital Realty To Acquire Ascenty Strategic Transaction to Establish Digital Realty as Leading Data Center Provider in Latin America SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of ...
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Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:06:25 +0000	See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Digital Realty Trust Inc. The last change in the short interest score occurred more than 1 month ago and implies that there has been little change in sentiment among investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices. Over the last month, growth of ETFs holding DLR is favorable, with net inflows of $17.57 billion. This is among the highest net inflows seen over the last one-year and the rate of additional inflows appears to be increasing.
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:54:11 +0000	Digital Realty Mulling Over Buyout of Dulles' Western Lands Digital Realty (DLR) has a huge data-center presence in Loudoun. The latest move will boost its foothold in the region which happens to be one of the largest data-center hubs in the world.
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:12:16 +0000	MWAA to sell Western Lands in Dulles for $236.5M. You'll totally guess for what use. The authority is expected to dedicate the proceeds to reducing airlines' cost of doing business at Dulles International Airport.
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:00:00 +0000	Digital Realty Appoints Edward Diver Chief Information Officer and Michael Montoya Chief Information Security Officer SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the appointments of Edward ...
Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:14:06 +0000	Digital Realty Offers Direct Access to Salesforce Platform Digital Realty's (DLR) offering of access to Salesforce SaaS applications in major metro locations worldwide likely to drive its business and bring in more customers.
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:00:00 +0000	Digital Realty Service Exchange Gives Enterprises Direct Private Connections to Salesforce Platform, the World's Leading CRM Solution Interconnection leader now providing Layer 3 access to Salesforce SaaS applications in 15 metro locations worldwide SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --   Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), ...
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Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:49:12 +0000	Digital Realty Gets Nod for Garland Data-Center Expansion Digital Realty Trust's (DLR) data-center expansion in Garland involves an addition of 16 acres to the previous site and an investment increment of nearly $400 million.

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