SoftBank Group (SFTBY) is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge (DBRG), a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure, according to people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg’s Josh Sisco, Ryan Gould, and Michelle F Davis report. The Japanese conglomerate is negotiating a potential deal to buy DigitalBridge and take it private, the people said. Shares of DigitalBridge have fallen 13% this year, giving the company a market value of about $1.8B, the authors note.
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