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Business Combinations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Business Combination [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
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On October 1, 2025, the Company entered into an Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) and acquired 100% of a data center portfolio from an affiliate of Brookfield Corporation, consisting of the operations of 10 data centers located in the United States and Canada that provide retail colocation services (the “2025 Portfolio” and collectively the “2025 Portfolio Acquisition”). The acquisition provides the Company with a strong diversity of existing and prospective colocation customers, expanded data center locations, and an experienced management team critical to ongoing operations. The Company paid a total preliminary purchase price of $202.5 million, consisting of $195.1 million in cash and $16.2 million placed in escrow, reduced by $2.4 million related to the settlement of a pre-existing lease between a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and a subsidiary of the 2025 Portfolio. The preliminary purchase price was further reduced by $6.4 million, attributable to a net working capital adjustment, which has been recorded as a receivable as of December 31, 2025. The Company subsequently cash settled the receivable in the second quarter of 2026. To fund the acquisition, the Company drew $220.0 million on the 2024 Revolving Credit Facility, as defined in Note 9 - Debt.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company funded $16.2 million into escrow related to the resolution of requests submitted by two subsidiaries of the 2025 Portfolio for a change in fiscal period with the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenue Quebec. The escrow amount of $16.2 million was included in the preliminary purchase price. Given the contingency related to an uncertain tax position, the Company recorded income tax liabilities and a related indemnification asset of $16.2 million. Subsequent to the 2025 Portfolio Acquisition, the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenue Quebec denied the application to change the fiscal period-end. As a result, the $16.2 million held in escrow was released and returned to the Company during the second quarter of 2026 and was subsequently used to satisfy the related income tax obligations.

The table below sets forth the preliminary purchase price, the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the preliminary goodwill recognized for the acquisition (in thousands):

 

Preliminary Purchase Price

$

202,478

 

 

 

 

Preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

6,780

 

Restricted cash

 

20,754

 

Accounts receivable

 

15,672

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,244

 

Property and equipment

 

783,508

 

Intangible assets

 

63,700

 

Other current assets

 

20,379

 

Total assets

 

913,037

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

21,492

 

Contract liabilities

 

4,678

 

Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs

 

720,000

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

98,642

 

Total liabilities

 

844,812

 

Net assets acquired

$

68,225

 

 

 

 

Preliminary Goodwill

$

134,253

 

The Company recognized customer relationships as an intangible asset with a fair value of $63.7 million, which is being amortized over a weighted average useful life of 12.4 years. The fair values of the customer relationships were estimated using the with-and-without method. The preliminary goodwill of $134.3 million arising from the transaction is primarily related to new customer contracts associated with expected capacity expansions after the acquisition and the workforce of the acquired businesses. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes. The results of the 2025 Portfolio Acquisition have been included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of operations since the acquisition date. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded measurement period adjustment of $0.6 million related to working capital associated with the 2025 Portfolio Acquisition.