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Do not add currency representations of the same deal.","origin":"global"}],"sources":[{"id":"fa-src-vantage-az1","title":"Vantage AZ1: construction scope and project partners","url":"https://southlandind.com/project/vantage-az1","publisher":"Southland Industries","publishedAt":null,"accessedAt":"2026-09-28","kind":"primary_project_record","note":"Undated contractor case study; includes a February 2025 milestone and a 2028 completion forecast. Construction scope does not establish a maintenance contract or campus-wide operating status."},{"id":"cp-src-vantage-equity","title":"Vantage completes USD 9.2 billion equity investment","url":"https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-completes-9-2-billion-equity-investment-led-by-digitalbridge-and-silver-lake/","publisher":"Vantage Data Centers","publishedAt":"2024-06-13","accessedAt":"2026-09-28","kind":"primary","note":"Full multi-investor round; investor-by-investor amounts are not disclosed here. Prior AustralianSuper investment is separate."},{"id":"cp-src-australiansuper-vantage","title":"AustralianSuper investment agreement for Vantage EMEA","url":"https://www.australiansuper.com/-/media/australian-super/files/about-us/media-releases/australiansuper-to-invest-25-billion-in--vantage-data-centers-emea.pdf","publisher":"AustralianSuper","publishedAt":"2023-09-12","accessedAt":"2026-09-28","kind":"primary","note":"Announcement describes a significant minority stake in the EMEA business; not ownership of every Vantage facility."}],"neighbors":[{"id":"covered-ai-data-center-sector","slug":"covered-ai-data-center-sector","name":"AI companies & data-center operators","kind":"policy"},{"id":"vantage-az1-goodyear","slug":"vantage-az1-goodyear","name":"Vantage AZ1 · Goodyear","kind":"facility"},{"id":"digitalbridge","slug":"digitalbridge","name":"DigitalBridge","kind":"investment_manager"},{"id":"silver-lake","slug":"silver-lake","name":"Silver Lake","kind":"investment_manager"},{"id":"vantage-data-centers","slug":"vantage-data-centers","name":"Vantage Data Centers","kind":"data_center_operator"},{"id":"australiansuper","slug":"australiansuper","name":"AustralianSuper","kind":"pension_fund"}],"gaps":[],"snapshotDate":"2026-09-28"}