- Business
- GDS Holdings Limited (GDSN.MX) develops and operates high-performance data centers primarily in China and Southeast Asia. The company provides colocation services; managed hosting and hybrid cloud services with direct private connections to major public cloud platforms; managed network services; interconnection services for low-latency connectivity; cloud connect solutions; and high-performance computing environments, serving hyperscale cloud providers, large internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, IT service providers, and multinational corporations. GDS maintains carrier- and cloud-neutral facilities with 24/7 monitoring, high availability SLAs, and compliance with international security standards across key markets including Shanghai, where it is headquartered in Building C, Sunland International; it was founded in 2001. Recent developments include the completion of its China Real Estate Investment Trust (C-REIT) initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2025, generating net proceeds of RMB2,111 million while retaining 20% ownership; a USD1 billion Series B investment in international affiliate GDS International by Coatue Management and others in 2024 to expand outside mainland China; and the announcement of a hyperscale data center project in Lahti, Finland, set to commence construction in Q3 2025.