Digital Realty Acquires Operating Data Centre in Sydney

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR, a leading global provider of data centre solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 23-25 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park, a 7,500 square-meter data centre in Sydney, Australia. The property is currently fully leased to a leading global provider of IT products and services on a long-term basis. The purchase price was AU$11.75 million. "Macquarie Park is an established hub for high tech companies operating in Sydney. The addition of this institutional quality data centre facility to our portfolio expands our footprint in the Sydney market, and adds a new global, blue-chip tenant to our customer base," said Kris Kumar, Senior Vice President and Regional Head Asia Pacific for Digital Realty. "Along with our recently completed Turn-Key FlexSM data centre at Erskine Park, this acquisition is one more step in our Australian expansion plans, demonstrating our commitment to this important Asia Pacific market."