Data Center Maintenance CapEx: Slightly More Transparency

On May 8, 2013 Jonathan Jacobs of Highfields Capital Management presented at the Ira Sohn Conference 2013 and questioned Digital Realty Trust (DLR) accounting for maintenance cap-ex and suggested shorting the stock. The immediate effect from this event was a 9% drop in DLR stock. Moreover, it highlighted the issue of a potential wave of … Read more

WiredRE Advises Avista Capital Partners in DataBank Deal

San Francisco, CA – Wired Real Estate Group Inc. (“WiredRE”), the nation’s leading cloud, colocation and data center real estate advisor, announced its role as advisor to Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”), a leading private equity firm, in their recently announced acquisition of DataBank Holdings from Freeman Group, a private investment firm. DataBank’s existing data center … Read more

Data Center Finance, Investing, and Real Estate Development Forum

I wanted to pass along an update on IMN Data Centers Forum on Financing, Investing, & Real Estate Development, scheduled for May 23-24 at the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago. Their Inaugural DC Forum held this past November in Los Angeles, was a tremendous success w/ nearly 250 folks in attendance, featuring DC Developers/Operators/Owners, Tenants, … Read more