Data centre operator Equinix weighs selling minority stake in Hong Kong assets

Data centre operator Equinix weighs selling minority stake in Hong Kong assets

FILE PHOTO: Cables run into the back of a server unit inside the data center of Equinix in Pantin, near Paris, France, December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Global data centre operator Equinix is considering a sale of a minority stake in its Hong Kong facilities, valuing the assets at around $2 billion, two sources said, in a move to capitalise on the boom in demand from artificial intelligence.