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Ascendas REIT is adding the Croydon Data Centre in London to its portfolio
Singapore’s Ascendas REIT is stepping up its server-hosting portfolio in a big way with the acquisition of 11 data centres across the UK and continental Europe.
The SGX-listed trust has agreed to acquire the 11-asset portfolio from subsidiaries of US-based Digital Realty Trust for a consideration of S$904.6 million ($671.7 million). The set includes four properties in England, three in the Netherlands, three in France and one in Switzerland.
Ascendas REIT, sponsored by Temasek-backed developer CapitaLand, has only two data centres in its portfolio at the moment, and none in Europe. It aims to increase its exposure to the burgeoning asset class amid increasing reliance on data and online applications and accelerating digitisation across industries, the trust’s manager said in a Wednesday release.