Latham Advises Partners Group on Acquisition of Digital Halo

Latham & Watkins has advised Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, acting on behalf of its clients, on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Digital Halo, a Singapore-headquartered data center operator focused on Southeast Asia, from its existing shareholders, including ARCH Capital.

As part of the transaction, Partners Group plans to commit around US$400 million alongside ARCH Capital, which will retain a minority interest. Partners Group intends to transform Digital Halo into a next-generation data center platform with over 500 MW of data center capacity across multiple markets in Asia, starting with the construction and operation of two seed assets in Manila, Philippines, and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

The Latham team was led by Singapore corporate partners Michael Rackham and Don Stokes, with associates Cher Lin Chin, Ein Le Lim, and Elisabeth Su-Li Ong. Advice was also provided on tax matters by London partner Simon Skinner, with associate Thomas O’Malley.