In a power move poised to reshape Asia’s tech infrastructure, Ares Management Corp. announced Wednesday that it has closed its first dedicated data center investment fund—a jaw-dropping $2.4 billion raise aimed squarely at transforming Tokyo’s digital landscape.
Branded Japan DC Partners LP, the fund catapults Ares into the upper echelon of data center financiers in Japan, promising to bridge the nation’s data gap amid soaring demand driven by AI and cloud computing.
Mega Megawatts: Ares Powers Tokyo’s Digital Future
The newly raised capital is earmarked for the development of three massive data center campuses across Tokyo, expected to deliver a combined 240 megawatts of IT load—a capacity likened by industry insiders to plugging the cloud directly into the city’s bloodstream.
These digital fortresses will be designed and operated by Ada Infrastructure, the data center platform that Ares inherited through its recent $3.7 billion acquisition of GCP International, the global division of GLP Capital Partners.
