Digital Realty, Goodman Buy 9.9% of NEXTDC in Stock Market Raid
THE SO WHAT
Digital Realty and Goodman quietly taking 9.9% of NEXTDC is another data point that hyperscale-adjacent real estate is consolidating into a few global platforms. If your AI roadmap depends on Asia-Pacific expansion, treat data center partners as strategic co-investors and negotiate for long-term power and land options now, not later.
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