SoftBank Group has completed its acquisition of all outstanding common stock of DigitalBridge Group for approximately $3.1 billion, making DigitalBridge a controlled subsidiary. DigitalBridge will continue to operate as a separately managed platform under current CEO Marc Ganzi, and the deal does not involve any of its portfolio companies. As a result of the transaction, DigitalBridge is no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
DigitalBridge manages more than $108 billion in assets under management, with stakes in major data center operators including DataBank, Switch, Vantage Data Centers, and Yondr Group, meaning SoftBank now holds indirect influence over a substantial portion of global digital infrastructure investment. The acquisition shifts one of the industry's largest capital allocators from a public to a private structure, which could affect how and how quickly DigitalBridge deploys capital across future data center projects.
SoftBank closing a DigitalBridge acquisition is a high-impact M&A event involving two major players in the data center and digital infrastructure investment space. This is a significant capital markets event not covered in the already-published list.