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Roundup: Keppel DC REIT Closes $1.1B Tokyo Data Centre Buy
Mingtiandi reports that Keppel DC REIT has completed the purchase of an approximately 88.6% effective interest in two hyperscale data centers in Inzai, east of Tokyo. The reported JPY168.4 billion consideration relates to the REIT's interest. Both facilities were fully leased, according to the operational update cited in the roundup.
A S$625 million private placement provided part of the funding. The report also cites management's assessment that the properties' rents were more than 30% below market and notes an 11.7% increase in nine-month distribution per unit. The rent comparison describes potential future reversion; it is not rental growth already achieved.
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