Digitalbridge Group Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) and Crestview Partners appointed Frank van der Post as Chief Executive Officer of WideOpenWest (WOW!) effective January 6, 2026, succeeding Teresa Elder, who is retiring.

Van der Post previously led Breezeline's U.S. fiber-broadband business with operations in 13 states and held senior commercial roles at KPN and other global companies. DigitalBridge and Crestview said they will invest in network performance, customer experience, and operational improvements under his leadership.

Affiliated funds of DigitalBridge and Crestview completed the companies' previously announced take-private acquisition of WOW! on December 31, 2025; as a result, WOW! common stock is no longer traded or listed on any public securities exchange.

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) and Crestview Partners completed a $1.5 billion take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest (WOW!) on December 31, 2025. Affiliated funds will support expanded fiber deployments, network modernization initiatives, and accelerated growth across WOW!'s U.S. service areas. WOW! shareholders received $5.20 cash per share. As a result, WOW! common stock is no longer traded or listed on any public securities exchange. Financial and legal advisors for the transaction included Centerview Partners, LionTree Advisors, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Wachtell Lipton, Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk, and others.

SoftBank Group agreed to acquire DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) for an enterprise value of approximately $4.0B, paying $16.00 per share in cash. The deal was unanimously approved by DigitalBridge's independent special committee and board and represents a 15% premium to the December 26, 2025 close and 50% premium to the unaffected 52-week average as of December 4, 2025. DigitalBridge will remain a separately managed platform led by Marc Ganzi. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in H2 2026.

The acquisition aims to expand SoftBank’s data center, connectivity, and AI infrastructure capacity to support next-generation AI services.

InfraBridge (DBRG) has signed a binding agreement to sell a 51% stake in a new holding company owning 100% of Leeds Bradford Airport and 49% of Newcastle International Airport to Aena for approximately GBP 270 million. InfraBridge will retain and continue to manage a 49% shareholding after completion. Completion is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Passenger metrics: Leeds Bradford served ~4.3m passengers in the year to March 2025; Newcastle served ~5.2m passengers in the year to December 2024. Aena cites strategic UK expansion and deeper partnership with InfraBridge.

Digita Group has agreed to be acquired by GI Partners, with the transaction expected to close in Q1 2026. Digita operates nationwide tower portfolios across Finland and Iceland and provides broadcast services to Yle.

Since 2018 Digita was owned by funds managed by an affiliate of DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG); under that ownership Digita expanded from approximately 200 tower sites to more than 950 and grew its Data Centre and IoT platforms. Digita will operate independently within GI Partners' portfolio.

Advisers: Houlihan Lokey, Linklaters, EY for DigitalBridge; Rothschild & Co and Kirkland & Ellis for GI Partners.

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KT Corporation on November 26, 2025 to explore development of next‑generation AI data centers in Korea, including AI factory–type sites that could scale to gigawatt facilities and "require up to multi‑billion‑dollar investments."

The collaboration follows DigitalBridge's close of DBP III with $11.7 billion in commitments and expands regional focus after existing Asia activity (including a 300MW+ hyperscale campus and a 1GW regional footprint). DigitalBridge manages approximately $108 billion in digital infrastructure assets as of September 2025.

The MOU is exploratory: parties will "explore developing" large‑scale AI and cloud infrastructure; no binding commitments, timelines, or specific funding commitments were disclosed.

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) announced the close of DigitalBridge Partners III (DBP III) with total capital formation of $11.7 billion, comprised of $7.2 billion in fund commitments and $4.5 billion in fund LP co-investment commitments as of November 19, 2025.

More than 65% of DBP III commitments came from existing investors; initial portfolio deployments include Vantage Data Centers North America, Yondr Group, Orange Barrel Media, FiberNow, and JTOWER. DigitalBridge manages $108 billion of infrastructure assets and positions DBP III to pursue hyperscale data centers, AI-enabling infrastructure, and related power and connectivity assets.

DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) reported third quarter 2025 financial results and will host an earnings conference call and presentation on October 30, 2025.

The live conference call begins at 8:00 a.m. ET with a webcast on the company Shareholders website and an earnings presentation available in the Shareholders section. Replay access begins October 30, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. ET with U.S. replay dial-in (844) 512-2921 and conference ID 13756038; international replay dial-in is (412) 317-6671.

Vantage Data Centers, backed by investors including DigitalBridge (NYSE:DBRG) and Silver Lake, announced on October 22, 2025 a $15B+ Lighthouse campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

The campus will include four data centers delivering close to 1 gigawatt of AI capacity (part of a 4.5 GW Stargate expansion), begin construction soon, and target completion in 2028. Expected impacts: >4,000 construction jobs, >1,000 permanent jobs, an estimated $2.7B regional GDP boost, and $175M minimum infrastructure investment.