Hyperscale data centre campus provider Vantage Data Center ( VDC ) has secured a US$1.6 billion investment to scale its Asia-Pacific platform.

The investment  was led by an affiliate of global institutional investor GIC and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ( ADIA ) – both which are existing investors in VDC through their respective affiliates.

In addition, the company revealed its plans to expand to Malaysia’s Johor market with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s 300-megawatt-plus hyperscale data centre campus located in Sedenak Tech Park.

The campus, one of the largest hyperscale data centre campuses in Southeast Asia, is part of Yondr’s portfolio that was recently acquired by investment vehicles managed by affiliates of alternative asset manager DigitalBridge, also one of VDC’s largest investors.

The new commitment from GIC and ADIA underscores the growing opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region for digital infrastructure driven by accelerating artificial intelligence ( AI ) demand. The investment will support VDC’s acquisition of Yondr’s Johor campus, with additional capital earmarked for further growth of its Asia-Pacific platform.

The state of Johor is fast becoming one of Southeast Asia’s most strategic data centre hubs. Benefiting from its proximity to Singapore to capture spillover demand, competitive land and operating costs, and strong government incentives, Johor is well-positioned to support the region’s growing digital infrastructure needs.

With the addition of the Johor campus, VDC will have 1 gigawatt of operational and planned IT capacity across the Asia-Pacific region in Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

“This significant investment marks a pivotal milestone in our Asia-Pacific growth journey,” says Jeremy Deutsch, VDC’s Asia-Pacific president. “With the support of GIC and ADIA, we are positioned as one of the largest providers of sustainable AI and cloud digital infrastructure in the region.”