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DigitalBridge and ArcLight Announce Strategic Combination to Form a Leading Alternative Asset Manager at the Convergence of Power, AI, and Digital Infrastructure
DigitalBridge and ArcLight Announce Strategic Combination to Form a Leading Alternative Asset Manager at the Convergence of Power, AI, and Digital
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nDigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) (\"DigitalBridge\"), a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to digital infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (\"ArcLight\"), one of North America's leading specialist investors in power and electric infrastructure, for a total transaction value of up to $1.05 billion. The consideration includes a base purchase price of $650 million, plus up to an additional $400 million of contingent consideration. The combination forms a leading alternative asset manager at the convergence of power, AI, and digital infrastructure, bringing together two specialist platforms with combined assets representing more than $150 billion.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260527979091/en/\nSince ArcLight’s founding in 2001, ArcLight has owned, controlled, or operated over 70 GW of generation assets and 48,000 miles of electric and gas transmission and storage infrastructure, representing more than $90 billion of enterprise value. The firm operates one of the largest private power generation portfolios and development pipelines in North America, supported by an integrated platform of strategic, technical, operational, and commercial specialists, including an 85-person power development organization with a pipeline exceeding 15 GW.\n\n\nThe transaction is conditioned upon completion of the previously announced acquisition of DigitalBridge by an affiliate of SoftBank Group Corp. (the \"SoftBank Acquisition\") and will not alter or affect the terms of or consideration payable under the SoftBank Acquisition.\n\n\nWith SoftBank Group’s leadership across the global technology and AI landscape, the transaction will bring together two leading investment managers in the digital infrastructure and power infrastructure sectors - forming a platform with the scale, development capabilities, and relationships - to invest behind growing demand for compute, connectivity, and power. The combination is expected to enable new investment solutions that draw on the specialist expertise of both firms to mobilize capital for future power and digital infrastructure development across North American and global markets.\n\n\n“Digital infrastructure is a specialist bu...