GDS Announces $1B Equity Raise By Its International Affiliate Led By New U.S. Investors
GDS Announces $1B Equity Raise By Its International Affiliate Led By New U.S. Investors
GDS Holdings Limited (the "Company" or "GDSH") (NASDAQ:GDS, HKEX: 9698))), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China and South East Asia, today announced that its international affiliate, DigitalLand Holdings Limited ("GDS International" or "GDSI"), which acts as the holding company for GDSH's data center assets and operations outside of mainland China, has entered into definitive agreements for certain institutional private equity investors (the "Investors") to subscribe for US$1.0 billion of Series B convertible preferred shares (the "Series B") newly issued by GDSI.
纳斯达克:万国数据有限公司（以下简称"公司"或"GDSH") (纳斯达克:GDS, 香港交易所: 9698))), 中国和东南亚领先的高性能数据中心开发商和运营商, 今日宣布其国际联营企业DigitalLand Holdings Limited ("GDS International"或"GDSI"), 充当GDSH在中国大陆以外地区的数据中心资产和运营的控股公司, 已与某些机构股权投资者（"投资者"）达成协议，购买新发行的GDSI 10亿美元的B轉可兌換優先股（"B轉優先股"）
GDS International was established in 2022 with its corporate headquarters in Singapore. Its portfolio currently comprises approximately 480 MW of data center capacity in service and under construction and an additional 590 MW held for future development across strategic locations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia (Johor), Indonesia (Batam), and Japan (Tokyo).
GDS International于2022年在新加坡设立总部。其投资组合当前包括大约480兆瓦的数据中心容量正在运营和施工，并另外持有未来发展的590兆瓦，分布在香港、新加坡、马来西亚（柔佛）、印度尼西亚（巴淡岛）和日本（东京）等战略地点。
The US$1 billion Series B investment is mostly comprised of new US investors, led by Coatue Management with substantial participation by The Baupost Group. Together with GDSI's existing equity, the Series B raise will be sufficient to capitalize the development of up to 1 GW of total data center capacity.
这笔10亿美元的B轉投资主要由新美国投资者和由Coatue Management领投，The Baupost Group大力参与组成。加上GDSI现有的股权，B轉募资将足以支持发展最高1吉瓦的总数据中心容量。
