- SoftBank will acquire data center investor DigitalBridge in a $4B all-cash deal.
- The move strengthens SoftBank’s AI infrastructure platform and US data center investments.
- DigitalBridge manages roughly $108B in assets and will go private with this transaction.
- Big Tech spent nearly $400B on data center infrastructure in 2025, signaling booming demand.
Major Data Center Acquisition
SoftBank has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge, a prominent data center and digital infrastructure investor, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $4B, per Bisnow. Announced Monday, the deal aims to advance SoftBank’s strategy to become a top-tier platform provider in AI and digital infrastructure. DigitalBridge’s shares rose 10% after the announcement.
AI Infrastructure in Focus
SoftBank’s purchase of DigitalBridge comes as the company deepens investments in data center assets supporting artificial intelligence growth in the US The deal follows earlier partnerships with OpenAI and Oracle for the $500B Stargate development and ongoing negotiations for US industrial parks geared toward AI hardware manufacturing.
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Market Response and Industry Trends
DigitalBridge, with $108B in assets under management, will return to private ownership in this deal. The transaction marks a continued surge in demand for data center capacity—Big Tech firms including Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft collectively spent about $400B on related infrastructure in 2025. The deal also reflects intensifying momentum in AI infrastructure expansion across the US, mirroring other recent $4B-plus data center investments tied to AI compute demand. As hyperscalers and investors rush to secure capacity, SoftBank’s move signals a long-term bet on digital infrastructure underpinning next-gen technologies.
What’s Next
SoftBank’s DigitalBridge acquisition has been unanimously approved by a special committee on DigitalBridge’s board. The deal will see SoftBank pay $16 per share in cash. Analysts continue to debate the longevity of the AI boom. Meanwhile, sustained investment activity signals robust demand for data center infrastructure amid the broader tech sector’s expansion.
