DigitalBridge Agrees to Acquire Power Infrastructure Specialist ArcLight Capital for Up to $1.05 Billion, Forming Scaled Platform at Convergence of AI, Power, and Digital Infrastructure

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DigitalBridge Agrees to Acquire Power Infrastructure Specialist ArcLight Capital for Up to $1.05 Billion, Forming Scaled Platform at Convergence of AI, Power, and Digital Infrastructure | Folio

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DigitalBridge Agrees to Acquire Power Infrastructure Specialist ArcLight Capital for Up to $1.05 Billion, Forming Scaled Platform at Convergence of AI, Power, and Digital Infrastructure

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE: DBRG), a global alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners, one of North America's leading specialist investors in power and electric infrastructure, for a total transaction value of up to $1.05 billion. The consideration comprises a base purchase price of $650 million plus up to an additional $400 million of contingent consideration. The deal creates a combined platform with assets representing more than $150 billion in value. ArcLight, founded in 2001, has owned, controlled, or operated over 70 GW (gigawatts) of generation assets and 48,000 miles of electric and gas transmission and storage infrastructure, representing more than $90 billion of enterprise value. Its integrated platform includes an 85-person power development organisation with a pipeline exceeding 15 GW. The transaction is conditioned upon completion of SoftBank Group's previously announced acquisition of DigitalBridge — meaning this deal sits nested within a larger pending transaction. ArcLight will continue to operate as a distinct business within DigitalBridge Group following closing. No change is made to the terms or consideration payable under the SoftBank acquisition. Strategically, the combination is designed to position the merged platform at the intersection of compute, connectivity, and power — sectors experiencing acute capital demand driven by AI infrastructure buildout. DigitalBridge brings relationships across the hyperscale (large-scale cloud data centre) ecosystem; ArcLight contributes deep experience in power, renewables, batteries, transmission, and midstream infrastructure. SoftBank's broader technology and AI footprint is intended to amplify the combined platform's global reach. No legal advisers are named in the source material.