Analyst expects more data center M&A as enterprises exit ownership

Synergy chief analyst John Dinsdale expects a lot more data center M&A over the next five years as enterprises shift to cloud/colocation and put data centers up for sale, with serial-acquirer giants consolidating.

“This, in turn, is driving change in the colocation market with industry giants on a never-ending quest to grow their global footprint and a constant ebb and flow of ownership among small local players. We expect to see a lot more data center M&A over the next five years.”

Signals are extracted from public coverage and print archives and pinned to a verbatim quote, presented as reported by their sources; naming a company in a signal is not an accusation against it. The verified mark denotes a high-confidence, corroborated signal. See our methodology and legal notes.