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SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY) announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire the data center and digital infrastructure assets investment firm DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (DBRG), for approximately $4.0 billion.
The acquisition is intended to strengthen SoftBank's ability to develop and scale infrastructure critical for next-generation artificial intelligence applications.
SoftBank will acquire all outstanding DigitalBridge shares at $16 per share in cash. The deal received unanimous approval from a special committee of DigitalBridge's Board and represents a 15% premium to the company's closing price on December 26.
Following the announcement, DigitalBridge stock rose more than 9% and was among the top three trending equity tickers on Stocktwits. SoftBank stock inched 0.4% higher.
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