8 Jun 2026
DigitalBridge has recruited a new executive from Newmark and a founder from the unicorn startup Battery.
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DigitalBridge's strategic focus on critical digital infrastructure is highlighted by SoftBank's significant acquisition interest, signaling a trend towards consolidation. The proposed transaction underscores the value of DigitalBridge's data centers and fiber networks, essential for supporting large-scale AI initiatives and technological advancement. This positions the company's assets as foundational for future AI development and industrial scaling, emphasizing its importance in the evolving digital landscape.
The immense infrastructure demands of AI projects, such as those requiring robust power and connectivity, are driving the strategic importance of DigitalBridge's portfolio. The company's assets are crucial for ensuring power availability and delivery capabilities, mitigating risks associated with widespread AI deployment. This operational reality reinforces DigitalBridge's role in enabling the next phase of AI development and large-scale industrial applications.
Complementing its digital infrastructure, DigitalBridge is strategically expanding into power solutions, exemplified by its acquisition of energy specialist ArcLight. This move, alongside executive recruitment from Newmark and the founder of unicorn startup Battery, signals an ongoing operational focus on securing the physical backbones for Digital Infrastructure 3.0. This includes power, fiber, and edge computing, all vital for the AI revolution.
Last updated June 14, 2026
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28 May 2026
DigitalBridge is set to acquire energy specialist ArcLight for $1 billion, a deal that underscores the increasing synergy between data center development and power infrastructure.
10 Mar 2026
The next phase of digital infrastructure evolution, termed Digital Infra 3.0, will be fundamentally driven by advancements in power systems, fiber optic networking, and edge computing deployment to support the artificial intelligence industrial revolution.
7 Jan 2026
Project Stargate has advanced into execution during 2025, with OpenAI initiating the assembly of a multi-gigawatt artificial intelligence infrastructure portfolio globally, where power availability, capital structures, and delivery capability are now the defining risks for large-scale deployment.
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29 Dec 2025
SoftBank has announced its intention to acquire the data center investment firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion.
29 Dec 2025
SoftBank's four-billion-dollar acquisition of DigitalBridge represents a strategic pivot toward owning critical digital infrastructure, including data centers and fiber assets, to secure control over power and delivery mechanisms essential for the next wave of artificial intelligence projects like Stargate.
8 Dec 2025
SoftBank is reportedly positioning itself as the next major source of private capital seeking to acquire DigitalBridge.