DigitalBridge has partnered with Japan Extensive Infrastructure (JEXI) to acquire a portfolio of data centres from NEC Corporation.
The Japan-based data centres will be operated as a standalone platform, with NEC remaining as the anchor customer, DigitalBridge and JEXI said.
The deal represents DigitalBridge’s second acquisition in Japan, following its take‑private of JTOWER in early 2025, the company said.
Justin Chang, senior managing director and head of Asia at DigitalBridge, said: ”Japan presents a compelling opportunity in enterprise colocation, supported by resilient domestic demand and strong structural tailwinds.
“We are privileged to partner with NEC, one of the leading IT Services companies in Japan. As we expand these assets over time, we look forward to serving the needs of other Japanese data centre customers.”
Kenjiro Okamura, CIO and representative director at JEXI, said: ”We are delighted to partner with DigitalBridge and NEC to create a stable, domestically anchored data centre platform that can scale with market needs.
“With the widespread adoption of generative AI and related technologies, the importance of digital infrastructure has reached unprecedented levels. Just as industrial finance once supported heavy industries, JEXI believes that modern industrial finance should provide long-term growth capital to such critical social infrastructure.”
Yuka Shigesawa, managing director of cloud/managed services division at NEC Corporation, said: ”We are excited to enter into this transaction with DigitalBridge, who has various experience globally in data centre operations, together with the local expertise of JEXI, that will support our evolving infrastructure requirements in Japan.
“This transaction enables us to continue to meet the data centre needs of our customers through a more flexible colocation model capable of evolving over time.”
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