Private Equity Buyers Swirl Around VNET. But Will They Find Any Value?
MBK Partners and several other private equity firms are weighing bids for the least-respected of China’s three independent data center operators, according to a media report Key Takeaways: Korea’s MBK…
GDS Raises Funds for Accelerating Expansion, But Investors Unimpressed
China’s leading data center operator will sell $620 million in convertible notes to Singapore’s GIC and ST Telemedia, as well as local private equity giant Sequoia China Key Takeaways: GDS…
FAST NEWS: VNET Gets Lift From $250 Million Blackstone Investment
The latest: Data center operator VNET Group Inc. (VNET.US) announced last Friday that a unit of asset management giant Blackstone (BX.US) purchased $250 million worth of its convertible notes. When…
Chindata Charts Life After Founder, But Uncertainty Keeps Investors at Bay
The data center operator’s shares rallied after it gave terms for transition with its founder’s departure, only to later give back the gains Key takeaways: • Chindata said it has…
Chindata Learns Investor Relations Lesson After Keeping CEO Departure a Mystery
Shares in the datacenter operator plunged by a third after it announced the sudden departure of its top executive without explanation Key takeaways: • Last Friday, Chindata abruptly announced founder…
21Vianet Moving to Margins of Data Center Universe?
Microsoft’s China cloud services partner reports slowest revenue growth in first quarter among the country’s three major independent data center operators Key takeaways: 21Vianet’s latest results show it’s the slowest-growing…
Government Environmental Priorities Put the Heat on Datacenter Operators
Recently-listed Chinadata looks most advanced among China’s top three independent operators in heeding calls to reduce carbon emissions Key Takeaways GDS Holdings remains the market leader among China’s major independent…