Vantage Data Centers to Expand Into APAC with Two New Acquisitions

Vantage Data Centers has announced its expansion in the Asia-Pacific. The expansion is anchored by the acquisitions of Agile Data Centers and the data center portfolio of PCCW Ltd.

This acquisition of data centers will see Vantage take over Agile Data Centers' greenfield hyperscale campuses totaling 168MW of critical IT load in Tokyo, Osaka, and Melbourne, and also PCCW Ltd.'s 100MW of existing and expansion critical IT load across multiple facilities in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The closing of the two acquisitions is expected to be done in the fourth quarter of 2021.

"Following successful expansions throughout the United States, Canada and Europe over the past three years, we are expanding to Asia Pacific to better serve customers on a global basis. The key to our global expansion has been finding well-aligned partners who bring local expertise, an established footprint, a strong management team and the ability to scale quickly," said Sureel Choksi, president and CEO, Vantage Data Centers. "The combination of Agile and PCCW’s data center business does just that, and I’m thrilled to welcome Giles Proctor, Brian Groen and their highly talented teams to Vantage."

Giles Proctor will now head Vantage's APAC business as the company's president of the region. He was the president and co-founder of Agile Data Centers previously. Now, he will have 150 people to lead as the APAC head of Vantage Data Centers. After the closing of the transaction, Brian Groen will join Vantage as its senior vice president of APAC.