SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty
(NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation
and interconnection solutions, announced today that MC Digital
Realty, a 50/50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and
Digital Realty, has closed on the acquisition of a five-acre land
parcel in Tokyo. The site is
located at the center of the Inzai data center cluster, one of
highest-density areas in Japan
with well-established utility and connectivity infrastructure, and
home to leading global cloud providers and financial institutions.
Demolition of the existing structure on the site will begin
immediately and data center development is expected to commence in
2020, subject to planning approvals. The initial facility
(NRT10) is expected to deliver over 35 megawatts of total IT
capacity to global and regional clients by 2021.
"We are very pleased to close on this exciting new growth
opportunity in Tokyo.
Through MC Digital Realty, we are powering our customers'
digital ambitions in Japan, with
state-of-the-art future capacity in Tokyo, a longtime target market and one of the
top financial and technology hubs in the Asia Pacific region," said Digital Realty
Chief Executive Officer A. William
Stein. "This important milestone enables us to
continue executing upon our mission of providing our customers the
trusted foundation for the digital world."
Mark Smith, Digital Realty
Managing Director, Asia Pacific,
added, "This transaction represents an important step in the next
phase of our Japan growth
strategy. Tokyo is one of the most important data center
markets in the world. This new land parcel will provide us
with a solid foundation for our platform in Japan, enabling us to continue to support
years of customer expansion, while broadening our positive impact
on the local digital economy."
In the Asia Pacific region,
Digital Realty operates a network of industry-leading data centers
located in Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Tokyo,
Melbourne and Sydney. The Tokyo land parcel
acquisition builds upon Digital Realty's investment in and
commitment to Japan. MC Digital Realty provides clients in
Japan a secure, globally connected
and efficiently run platform for hosting their digital assets,
combining the technical and Japanese pedigree of Mitsubishi
Corporation with Digital Realty's global data center leadership and
expertise.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the data
center, colocation and interconnection strategies of more than
2,300 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data
centers located throughout North
America, Europe,
Latin America, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty's
clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes,
ranging from cloud and information technology services,
communications and social networking to financial services,
manufacturing, energy, healthcare and consumer products.
www.digitalrealty.com
For Additional Information
Andrew P. Power
Chief Financial Officer
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
Investor Relations
John J.
Stewart
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
Media Inquiries
John
Christiansen / Scott
Lindlaw
Sard Verbinnen & Co.
(415) 618-8750
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations,
forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially,
including statements related to the expected timing and benefits
developing our data center campus in Tokyo (NRT10), our joint venture with
Mitsubishi Corporation and the expected data center demand in
Japan. These risks and uncertainties include, among others,
the following: reduced demand for data centers or decreases
in information technology spending; decreased rental rates,
increased operating costs or increased vacancy rates; increased
competition or available supply of data center space; the
suitability of our data centers and data center infrastructure,
delays or disruptions in connectivity or availability of power, or
failures or breaches of our physical and information security
infrastructure or services; our dependence upon significant
customers, bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer or a
significant number of smaller customers, or defaults on or
non-renewal of leases by customers; breaches of our obligations or
restrictions under our contracts with our customers; our inability
to successfully develop and lease new properties and development
space, and delays or unexpected costs in development of properties;
the impact of current global and local economic, credit and market
conditions; our inability to retain data center space that we lease
or sublease from third parties; difficulties managing an
international business and acquiring or operating properties in
foreign jurisdictions and unfamiliar metropolitan areas; our
failure to realize the intended benefits from, or disruptions to
our plans and operations or unknown or contingent liabilities
related to, our recent acquisitions; our failure to successfully
integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or
businesses; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and
completing acquisitions; risks related to joint venture
investments, including as a result of our lack of control of such
investments; risks associated with using debt to fund our business
activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks, our
failure to repay debt when due, adverse changes in our credit
ratings or our breach of covenants or other terms contained in our
loan facilities and agreements; our failure to obtain necessary
debt and equity financing, and our dependence on external sources
of capital; financial market fluctuations and changes in foreign
currency exchange rates; adverse economic or real estate
developments in our industry or the industry sectors that we sell
to, including risks relating to decreasing real estate valuations
and impairment charges and goodwill and other intangible asset
impairment charges; our inability to manage our growth effectively;
losses in excess of our insurance coverage; environmental
liabilities and risks related to natural disasters; our inability
to comply with rules and regulations applicable to our Company; our
failure to maintain our status as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes; our operating partnership's failure to qualify as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes; restrictions on our
ability to engage in certain business activities; and changes in
local, state, federal and international laws and regulations,
including related to taxation, real estate and zoning laws, and
increases in real property tax rates. For a further list and
description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and
other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2018 and
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The company disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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