Mr. Aiyer most recently served as Digital Realty Trust's Chief Business Officer and brings 25 years of experience leading growth and commercial strategy across the data center and technology sectors Mr. Aiyer most recently served as Digital Realty Trust's Chief Business Officer and brings 25 years of experience leading growth and commercial strategy across the data center and technology sectors
DLR benefits from AI-driven demand and expansion, but competition, debt and execution risks remain.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty ( NYSE: DLR ), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after the market closes on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
DLR is set to acquire Blackstone's stake in three Northern Virginia data centers, strengthening its hyperscale portfolio and supporting future Core FFO growth.
Digital Realty stock (NYSE: DLR) fell about 5% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the data-centre landlord announced a $3.5 billion deal to buy out Blackstone's interests in three Northern Virginia assets. At first glance, the reaction looks expected as the transaction is large, part-funded with stock, and comes after several other capital moves.
Digital Realty said Tuesday is purchasing a $3.5 billion stake in three data centers from Blackstone. The global data center firm fell in premarket trading following the announcement.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the pricing of an underwritten registered public offering of 12,310,249 shares of its common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (collectively, “Blackstone”) at a public offering price of $185.00 per share. The shares of common stock being sold in this offering will be issued to Blackstone upon the closing of the acquisition by the company of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures (the "Blackstone Acquisition"), which is expected to occur on June 30, 2026. Each share of non-voting common stock will automatically convert into one share of the company's common stock upon its transfer by Blackstone in connection with this offering.
Digital Realty said on Monday it would acquire a majority stake in three fully leased Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone-managed funds in a deal valuing the assets at $7.8 billion.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today an underwritten registered public offering of $2,346 million of shares of its common stock by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (collectively, “Blackstone”). The shares to be sold in the offering consist of shares of non-voting common stock that will be issued to Blackstone only upon the closing of the previously announced acquisition by the company of Blackstone's interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures (the “Blackstone Acquisition”), which is expected to close on June 30, 2026. Upon transfer of the non-voting common stock by Blackstone in connection with this offering, such shares will automatically convert into shares of common stock. The offering is conditioned upon the closing of the Blackstone Acquisition and the issuance of the non-voting common stock to Blackstone.
Increases Ownership in New, High-Quality, Fully-Leased Hyperscale Assets in Top U.S. Market Increases Ownership in New, High-Quality, Fully-Leased Hyperscale Assets in Top U.S. Market