Digiplex is strengthened by its investor base.     Drawing on its major shareholders’ breadth of knowledge of the European property and ICT markets, and its sound capital base, DigiPlex is well-positioned to offer its customers unparalleled security.  

           

As majority shareholder, William Conway is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of The Carlyle Group (www.carlyle.com), the Washington-based, global alternative asset manager with more than $107bn under management.  He is former Chairman of NextTel Corp and CFO of MCI Corp.    Mr Conway brings to DigiPlex a wealth of experience not only in property, but also in the communications, information technology and data centre sectors.    Mr Conway has been a lead investor in DigiPlex since its inception in 2002.

 

DigiPlex Chairman and co-founder, Byrne Murphy, is owner and Managing Partner of Kitebrook Partners, a Washington-based real estate development & investment company with projects across Europe.     Mr Murphy has over 20 years experience as a pioneer of American business concepts in Europe, including the start-up of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centres in Paris in 1992, DigiPlex  European Data Centres in 2000 and, most recently, Private Residence Clubs in Florence in 2008.  Mr Murphy has taken a leading role in DigiPlex management since its inception in 2002.  

 

Critical to DigiPlex’s success has been a conservative financial model for its Data Centre portfolio.   The company’s standard approach is to provide all equity capital for each Data Centre acquisition, phase one fit-out and development.   As the business grows a stable customer base and an assured revenue stream, the capital structure is balanced with the introduction of bank capital (Handelsbanken, Pareto Bank and Barclays Bank) to assist with the long-term sustainability of operations.

 

Equity engagement and reward are also an integral part of senior employee remuneration, aligning their commitment with the long-term success of the business.

 

The DigiPlex vision is to run the most reliable Data Centres in Europe: efficient, technologically- advanced and secure. DigiPlex shareholders and management are committed to working as a team to provide continuity and reliability of service in meeting our customers’ exacting requirements.