Synopsis: Digital Edge secures a US$575 million loan to expand AI-ready and hyperscale data centre infrastructure across Asia-Pacific markets, including India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Digital Edge received a US$575 million holding company loan, to accelerate its expansion in the Asia-Pacific markets, further positioning itself within the burgeoning AI-ready and hyperscale data centre industry as one of Asia's key players. The funding will enable the company to grow in its emerging markets such as India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia as cloud and artificial intelligence demand continues to grow regionally.
Singapore-headquartered firm, backed by US investment firm Stone peak intends to invest the money to increase its data centre capacity and work on building the next-generation digital infrastructure that will cater to AI workloads and hyperscale cloud offerings. The demand for AI specific infrastructure has increased in the global market given the rising investments made by industries on generative AI, cloud and high-performance digital platforms.
The financing marks Digital Edge’s first holding company loan and involves several major international financial institutions. Clifford Capital, Deutsche Bank, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Standard Chartered acted as lead arrangers and book runners, while BNP Paribas and Stonepeak Credit also participated as lead arrangers. The company noted that many participating lenders are existing financing partners, reflecting continued investor confidence in its expansion strategy.
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The facility also includes an option to convert the loan into a sustainability-linked financing structure, subject to agreed environmental and sustainability performance targets. MUFG, SMBC, and Standard Chartered will serve as sustainability-linked loan coordinators under the arrangement.
Asia-Pacific is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre regions due to increasing digitalisation, AI adoption, and rising cloud infrastructure demand. Countries such as India and Southeast Asian economies are witnessing rapid growth in internet users, enterprise cloud migration, fintech platforms, and AI-driven services, creating significant demand for large-scale data processing infrastructure.
Industry analysts believe investments in hyperscale and AI-ready data centres will continue accelerating as technology companies expand AI computing capabilities and governments strengthen digital economy initiatives. Singapore-based firms are increasingly playing a larger role in shaping Asia’s digital infrastructure ecosystem through cross-border investments and regional expansion strategies.