US investment firm in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
KKR and STT declined to comment to Reuters' requests for comments on the report.
KKR is already a backer of the closely held data centre company with a 14.1 per cent stake, Bloomberg News reported.
In 2024, a consortium of KKR and Singapore Telecommunications invested S$1.75 billion (US$1.37 billion) in ST Telemedia, whose businesses include data centres and infrastructure technology.
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