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Equinix completed its acquisition of Telecity Group plc on January 15, 2016. Telecity became a wholly owned Equinix subsidiary in a cash-and-stock transaction Equinix valued at approximately $3.8 billion (£2.6 billion). The deal added more than 40 data centers and more than doubled Equinix’s European capacity, but European Commission clearance required eight overlapping assets to be sold to Digital Realty.
What Equinix bought and when the deal closed
Equinix announced a recommended scheme-based offer on May 29, 2015. Completion followed European Commission clearance with commitments on January 15, 2016, when Telecity became wholly owned by Equinix.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2015 | Equinix announced a cash-and-share offer for Telecity: 572.5 pence in cash plus 0.0327 Equinix shares for each Telecity share. The indicated equity value was about £2,351.9 million at announcement. |
| November 13, 2015 | The European Commission cleared the transaction subject to commitments in Case M.7678. |
| January 15, 2016 | Equinix completed the acquisition and Telecity became its wholly owned subsidiary. |
| July 5, 2016 | Equinix completed the sale of eight European assets to Digital Realty for approximately $874 million. |
How much did Equinix pay for Telecity?
Equinix described the completed transaction as worth approximately $3.8 billion (£2.6 billion). Its closing disclosure broke the consideration into approximately $1.7 billion in cash and 6.8 million Equinix shares valued at about $2.1 billion.
Equinix’s 2016 Form 10-Q recorded purchase consideration of approximately £2,624.5 million, or $3,743.587 million. That accounting figure and the company’s rounded $3.8 billion description refer to the same completed acquisition, expressed with different precision and reporting conventions.
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The strategic case was European scale and interconnection density. Equinix said Telecity extended its interconnection platform into seven new European markets, added network and cloud density, and strengthened its ability to serve enterprises seeking highly interconnected global data centers.
The acquisition added more than 40 Telecity data centers and more than doubled Equinix’s European capacity. Equinix’s filing identified added metro markets including:
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The company did not publish a single post-close synergy, revenue uplift, or customer-count figure specifically attributable to Telecity in the cited transaction materials, so the deal’s documented rationale is footprint, market reach, and connectivity rather than a quantified synergy claim.
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Telecity did not remain a separate public company. After closing, it operated as a wholly owned Equinix subsidiary, integrating its European platform into Equinix’s business.
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Integration was subject to a regulatory remedy. To address competitive overlaps, the European Commission required Equinix to divest eight facilities in three European locations: London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. Those sites were transferred to Digital Realty rather than retained in Equinix’s enlarged portfolio.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Which Telecity sites were sold to Digital Realty?
The transaction materials identify the divestiture by location and count: eight data-center assets across London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. Equinix announced that the sale to Digital Realty completed on July 5, 2016, for approximately $874 million.
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| Buyer after remedy | Assets | Locations | Sale value | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | Eight European data-center assets | London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt | Approximately $874 million | July 5, 2016 |
The available transaction disclosures do not provide individual facility names or a city-by-city price allocation, so those details cannot be stated reliably from this record.
How the deal changed Equinix’s European footprint
- Ownership: Telecity became wholly owned by Equinix on January 15, 2016.
- Scale: Equinix added more than 40 data centers.
- Capacity: The company said its European capacity more than doubled.
- Geographic reach: Equinix described entry into seven new European markets and listed the added metros in its filing.
- Regulatory trade-off: Eight overlapping assets in London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt were sold to Digital Realty.
In practical terms, Equinix gained a substantially larger European interconnection platform while relinquishing the specific facilities required by the European Commission’s clearance decision.
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