软银集团正考虑收购数据中心运营商Switch，以利用人工智能驱动的数字基础设施繁荣。亿万富翁创始人孙正义正在加快此类交易的搜索。该公司已与Switch领导层举行讨论。
软银集团正在审视潜在收购目标，包括数据中心运营商Switch，因为其亿万富翁创始人孙正义正在加速追求交易，以利用人工智能在数字基础设施领域的繁荣。熟悉讨论情况的消息人士表示，由于信息属机密，他们要求匿名，日本公司已与Switch领导层接触，并对这家私有公司进行尽职调查。
据上周报道，软银还已进入收购Switch主要私募股权支持者之一——纽约上市的投资公司DigitalBridge Group的深入谈判。
这一举措凸显了软银在数据中心需求日益增长的情况下，加强其在人工智能基础设施领域地位的战略。Switch运营着重要的设施，这些设施可支持人工智能应用驱动的计算需求扩展，尽管尚未确认最终协议。
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