Private Equity Activity Surges in Data Center M&A

Private equity buyers accounted for 57% of data center deal volume over the 2015-2019 period, with aggregate deal value split roughly equally between public companies and private equity. The aggressive growth of cloud services is attracting increasing private equity investment in data center assets.

“Over the five-year period, the aggregated deal value has been split roughly equally between public companies and private equity buyers, while private equity buyers have accounted for 57% of the deal volume.”

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