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Equinix ¥47.5 billion acquisition of Bit-isle

30/10/2015
Private acquisition
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¥ 47.5 billion

$ 418.163 million

Announced

30/10/2015

Overview:

  • Equinix has acquired Bit-isle for ¥47.5 billion.
  • Bit-isle is a data service centre company.
  • The deal makes Equinix the fourth largest data centre provider in Japan and will mean the company has 27 data centres across Asia-Pacific.
  • The deal follows Equinix's acquisition of Telecity Group.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdiction:

Japan

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sector:

Technology and telecommunications

Firm:
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Party: Equinix (Acquirer)

Lawyers: Hiroki Sugita, Zachary Finley

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