- Business
- Keppel DC REIT operates as the first pure-play data centre real estate investment trust listed in Asia on the Singapore Exchange; it principally invests, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate and assets that support the digital economy. The REIT's portfolio comprises a mix of colocation, fully-fitted, and shell-and-core data centres, alongside debt securities; it features 25 properties strategically located in key data centre hubs across 14 cities in 10 countries in Asia Pacific and Europe, including Singapore, Japan, Australia, and Germany, with assets under management of approximately $5.7 billion. Keppel DC REIT targets hyperscale operators, colocation providers, and digital economy enablers as key customers; it is managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd. and sponsored by Keppel Ltd., with headquarters at 1 HarbourFront Avenue, Level 2, Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore, following its establishment and listing on 12 December 2014. In recent developments, Keppel DC REIT agrees to acquire Tokyo Data Centre 3, a hyperscale facility in Inzai City, Greater Tokyo, for approximately S$707 million at a 1.1% discount to valuation, expected to complete by end-2025 and accretive to distribution per unit by 2.8% on a pro forma FY2024 basis; this expands its Japanese footprint, boosts portfolio occupancy to 95.9%, and extends weighted average lease expiry to 7.2 years while increasing exposure to leading global hyperscalers. Additionally, the REIT launches a non-renounceable preferential offering to raise S$404.5 million at S$2.24 per unit to partially fund the acquisition, asset enhancements at Keppel DC Singapore 8, and a 30-year land lease extension for Keppel DC Singapore 1; it earlier divests the Kelsterbach Data Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, in June 2025 to sharpen focus on hyperscale assets amid AI-driven demand.