Temasek-Backed STT GDC Is Said to Mull $1 Billion Pre-IPO Round

A digital infrastructure provider backed by Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte is considering raising as much as $1 billion in a funding round before its potential initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

10 May 2023, 01:58 PM IST

A signage of Temasek Holdings Pte., at the launch of Temasek Review 2022 in Singapore, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Temasek’s portfolio jumps 5.8% on fiscal year to $287 billion, and the company sees rising risk of mild US recession into 2023. Photographer: Edwin Koo/Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- A digital infrastructure provider backed by Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings Pte is considering raising as much as $1 billion in a funding round before its potential initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has held talks with potential advisers on the fundraising as it’s keen to bring in strategic investors, the people said. The funding round would help set a valuation benchmark for an IPO, which could happen as soon as next year, the people said, asking not to be identified as the process is private.

Deliberations are preliminary and details of the funding round could still change, the people said. A representative for Temasek declined to comment.

STT GDC is constantly exploring all options to optimize its capital structure, including attracting strategic and financial investors, bond offerings, pre-IPO funding rounds or even a potential IPO, its representative said in response to a Bloomberg News query, declining to comment on the details.

The company has been exploring an IPO that could raise more than $1 billion, with Singapore and the US among possible listing venues, Bloomberg News reported in January.

STT GDC is one of Asia’s largest data center operators, managing more than 170 facilities in Singapore, India, China, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and the UK, its website shows. Temasek fully owns Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte, the parent of STT GDC.

Macquarie Asset Management bought a 40% stake in STT GDC’s European unit Virtus Data Centres for an undisclosed amount, according to a press release in January.

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