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Equinix Completes Switch & Data Merger
May 2nd, 2010 : Rich Miller
Equinix (EQIX) has completed its acquisition of Switch & Data, creating a colocation juggernaut spanning three continents. The purchase of its long-time rival gives Equinix a global footprint of more than 6 million square feet of data center space across 87 data centers. Read More
DOJ Clears Way for Equinix, Switch & Data Deal
April 23rd, 2010 : Rich Miller
Equinix (EQIX) is expected to successfully complete its acquisition of Switch and Data (SDXC) next week after the United States Department of Justice told the companies it will allow the deal to go forward. The $689 million merger brings together two of the industry's leading colocation providers. Read More
Roundup: Active Power, Interxion, Amazon
March 25th, 2010 : John Rath
Active Power (ACPW) reports $6 million in orders, Interxion expands Amsterdam data center, Equinix (EQIX) and Switch & Data (SDXC) disclose another extension for closing their merger. Read More
Switch & Data Shareholders OK Equinix Deal
February 1st, 2010 : Rich Miller
Shareholders of Switch & Data (SDXC) have voted to approve the company's proposed acquisition by Equinix (EQIX), the companies said Friday. Completion of the $700 million deal is expected in the second quarter. Read More
Switch & Data Sale Slowed by Regulators
January 7th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Colocation provider Switch & Data (SDXC) said today that its planned $700 million sale to Equinix (EQIX) will be delayed by requests for additional information from federal antitrust regulators. The company said the transaction is now likely to close in the second quarter of the year, rather than the first quarter. Read More
Switch and Data Had Another Suitor
December 29th, 2009 : Rich Miller
The biggest deal in the data center industry for 2009 was the news that Equinix (EQIX) would acquire Switch and Data in a $689 million transaction. As the year draws to a close, we're learning more about the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that led to the deal, in which Switch and Data (SDXC) spent months weighing competing bids from Equinix and an unnamed international provider. Read More
Equinix, Switch & Data Prep Integration
November 18th, 2009 : John Rath
Teams arrived at Switch and Data (SDXC) Tuesday to begin integration plans for the company's planned $689 million acquisition by Equinix (EQIX). In the meantime, both companies are keeping busy, issuing a series of news announcements this week. Read More
Equinix, Switch & Data Prep Integration
November 18th, 2009 : John Rath
Teams arrived at Switch and Data (SDXC) Tuesday to begin integration plans for the company's planned $689 million acquisition by Equinix (EQIX). In the meantime, both companies are keeping busy, issuing a series of news announcements this week. Read More
Roundup: Equinix, Switch & Data, The Planet
November 11th, 2009 : John Rath
A roundup of data center industry news headliens from Hibernia Atlantic, Equinix (EQIX), Switch and Data (SDXC), Nimsoft and The Planet. Read More