Catenaa, Friday, December 12, 2025-SoftBank Group is negotiating the acquisition of US-based DigitalBridge as part of a push to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure, Bloomberg reported.
The deal, which could value DigitalBridge at roughly $2.58 billion based on recent share movements, would take the data centre and tower operator private.
DigitalBridge, which owns a portfolio of data centres and cell towers, has been active in Japan, completing a tender offer for J Tower last year.
SoftBank’s interest aligns with the surging demand for computing capacity to support AI applications.
The company recently sold its entire Nvidia stake for $5.83 billion to fund AI investments, including contributions to OpenAI and other projects under the Stargate initiative, which plans $500 billion in AI infrastructure buildout across the US over four years.
SoftBank has also expanded its AI and computing capabilities through earlier acquisitions, including Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion and ABB’s robotics division for $5.4 billion, signaling a strategic focus on physical and computational infrastructure for generative AI.
DigitalBridge’s acquisition would complement these holdings by providing additional data centre capacity and tower infrastructure to meet increasing AI workloads.
The talks remain ongoing, and an official announcement could come in the coming weeks. DigitalBridge shares jumped 45% to $14.12 following the report, marking the company’s largest single-day gain.
SoftBank has indicated that further investments in AI and high-performance computing are central to its growth strategy, and acquiring DigitalBridge would strengthen its capacity to support both domestic and international AI projects.
