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Digital Realty Prices Secondary Offering of Common Stock by Blackstone

📈 Digital Realty priced a secondary offering of 12,310,249 shares by Blackstone affiliates at $185.00 per share.

💰 The transaction is contingent on the closing of Blackstone's acquisition of interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures.

📅 The offering is expected to close on July 1, 2026, subject to standard closing conditions.

🏦 Morgan Stanley acted as the sole underwriter for this public offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement.

🔄 Shares issued to Blackstone are non-voting but will automatically convert into one share of Digital Realty's common stock upon transfer.

💸 Digital Realty is not selling any shares in this offering and will receive no proceeds from the sale.

🌍 The company operates a global footprint of 300+ facilities across 55+ metros in 30+ countries supporting AI and cloud solutions.

Bullish Signals
  • Digital Realty is acquiring Blackstone's interests in two significant joint ventures (Dulles 9 and Brickyard), which likely expands its data center portfolio and strategic positioning.
  • The company continues to grow its global footprint with over 300 facilities supporting high-demand sectors like AI and cloud computing.
Risk Factors
  • Digital Realty will not receive any proceeds from the secondary offering, meaning this capital raise benefits Blackstone rather than providing direct cash infusion to Digital Realty.
  • The transaction is conditioned on the closing of the Blackstone Acquisition; if that deal fails or is delayed, the offering may not proceed as planned.
Full Analysis
Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) announced the pricing of a secondary public offering of 12,310,249 shares of common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. at $185.00 per share. This transaction is directly tied to the closing of the acquisition by Digital Realty of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures. The offering, underwritten solely by Morgan Stanley, is expected to close on July 1, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Notably, Digital Realty itself is not selling any shares in this transaction and will receive no proceeds from the sale of Blackstone's stock. The non-voting common stock issued to Blackstone will automatically convert into one share of Digital Realty's common stock upon transfer. Digital Realty operates as the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. Its PlatformDIGITAL® platform supports customers in digital transformation and emerging technologies like AI across a footprint of over 300 facilities in more than 55 metros across 30 countries.