Sixth Street, SK Telecom, GIC Are Said to Vie for Bain’s Bridge
THE SO WHAT
Data centers are now a financial asset class in their own right — when Sixth Street, SK Telecom, and GIC compete for Bridge Data Centres, they’re underwriting AI demand curves, not just colo rent. If you’re capacity-constrained in Southeast Asia, assume pricing and contract terms will harden as financial sponsors take more of the cap table.
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