Overview
- SoftBank and DigitalBridge announced a definitive all-cash agreement at $16.00 per share, valuing the data‑infrastructure investor at about $4 billion including debt.
- DigitalBridge will remain a separately managed platform under CEO Marc Ganzi and oversees roughly $108 billion in digital‑infrastructure assets across operators such as Vantage, Switch, DataBank, AtlasEdge, Yondr and AIMS.
- The transaction received DigitalBridge board approval following a special committee review and is slated to close in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory and other customary approvals.
- The offer reflects roughly a 15% premium to DigitalBridge’s Dec. 26 close, with shares jumping on both the takeover reports and the confirmed agreement.
- The deal advances SoftBank’s broader AI buildout strategy, coming as it completes a multibillion‑dollar OpenAI funding that lifts its stake to above 10% and supports the Stargate infrastructure initiative with Oracle and OpenAI.