The Kaseya ransomware breach, Equinix’s new frontiers, AWS data center troubles in Ireland, and more.
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This week the industry was shaken to the core by the ransomware attack on the IT management software provider Kaseya, its customers, and customers of their customers. Other big news included Equinix’s nascent effort to pursue mobile carriers, freezing of an AWS data center project permit in Ireland, big changes atop the Open Compute Foundation, and more.
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University of Kentucky, Lexington, made two new commitments totaling $18 million for its $1.6 billion endowment.Investment staff committed $10 million to Lime Rock New Energy I, a growth equity fund managed by Lime Rock Management that invests in energy companies with a positive environmental…
Atlas Real Estate, DivcoWest Form $1B SFR Joint Venture
The partnership will acquire and renovate homes throughout the western United States. Apr282021
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Real estate investment firm DivcoWest is investing $250 million in equity in a joint venture with Atlas Real Estate that plans to deploy $1 billion into acquiring and renovating homes for the single-family rental market throughout the Western United States. The JV marks DivcoWest’s entry into the growing SFR market.
The joint venture has already closed its first acquisition in Tucson, Ariz., a property at 4300 W. Bunk House Road, and a handful of properties are currently under contract throughout Arizona, Colorado and Nevada, according to Vincent Deorio, vice president of corporate development.
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Data center investor IPI Partners has hauled in a hefty $3.8bn for its second fund targeting the sector.
The raise brings IPI’s total capital raised to $5.25bn. IPI is co-sponsored by ICONIQ Capital and an affiliate of real estate private equity investor Iron Point Partners.
IPI II will focus on acquiring, developing, leasing and operating data centers and related assets that serve the digital capacity needs of large, high-quality technology companies across the globe.
The firm began investing Fund II last year, and recently closed a buyout of Milan-based data center platform Supernap Italia.
IPI has built one of the world’s largest privately held data center portfolios since it was launched four years ago, with 480MW leased and capacity for more than 880MW.