M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
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DigitalBridge to acquire ArcLight for up to $1.05B; deal conditioned on SoftBank closing
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- Base purchase price $650M plus up to $400M contingent earn-out based on ArcLight's fee-related earnings through 2029.
- Transaction conditioned on completion of SoftBank's pending acquisition of DigitalBridge; ArcLight to operate as separate business.
- Daniel Revers to become Vice Chairman; Angelo Acconcia to continue as Managing Partner of ArcLight.
- Financing includes a $500M senior secured bridge loan commitment from Barclays.
- Combined platform represents over $150B in assets at convergence of power, AI, and digital infrastructure.