Equinix acquires GPX’s India data centres for 1.2k cr

Equinix has acquired the India operations of GPX Global Systems for $161 mn in cash. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.

The acquisition will help extend Equinix’s presence to India with two data-centre campuses in Mumbai. Equinix will get access to customers such as Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and Amazon Direct Connect and another over 200 international and local companies . These include cloud service providers, content delivery network providers, Internet service providers and four Internet exchanges, the company said in a news release.