Interxion

History

2019: Digital Realty purchased Interxion for $8.4 billion

At the end of October, 2019 it was announced the merge of operators of data centers largest in the history. The American company Digital Realty buys the Dutch Interxion for $8.4 billion taking into account debts of the last.

Within this transaction of Interxion it is estimated at $93.48 for an action that is 5.4% more in comparison with a quotation rate at the time of closing of the exchange a day before the declaration of sale to the company.

It was announced the merge of operators of data centers largest in the history

The transaction will be issued through share exchange: shareholders of Interxion will receive 0.7 stocks Digital Realty for each paper. At first shareholders of both companies should approve the transaction.

According to conditions of the signed agreement, the CEO of Digital Realty Bill Stein will head the united company created as a result of Interxion accession. And the head of the last David Ruberg will become the head of representation in EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, Africa), however will leave this post within a year after closing of the transaction.] By the end of October, 2019 Interxion has 53 data processing centers which are located in 11 European countries and 13 cities, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. Merger of this company will allow Digital Realty to increase the number of DPCs to more than 260 in 20 countries. Besides, Digital Realty will become the world's largest service provider of a collocation.

By estimates of analysts of Synergy Research, in the first half of 2019 in the market of data centers 52 bargains on merges and absorption (M&A) were concluded that is 18% more in comparison with the same period of the 2018th. The sure ascending trend remains for the last four years, specialists note. Data analysis for the previous three years showed that the result in six months 2019 exceeded total number M&A-сделок for all 2016.^[1]

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