Kirkland Advises Digital Realty on Acquisition of Columbia Capital

Kirkland & Ellis advised Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, on its acquisition of Columbia Capital, a leading investment firm in the digital infrastructure space, for approximately $485 million. The acquisition will accelerate Digital Realty’s Strategic Private Capital platform and provides increased expertise and visibility into adjacent digital infrastructure sectors.

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The Kirkland team included asset management M&A lawyers Christopher Gandia and David Towarnicky; investment funds lawyers Brett Saltzman and Kelly Ryan; and corporate lawyer Melissa Kalka.