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Disseminated on Behalf of: Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc.Mark Binns, CEO of Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc. (TSXV:CCDS) | (OTCQB:CCDSF) | (WKN: A40XB1) discusses how the company is building a diversified portfolio of cash-flowing data centres by acquiring small and mid-sized private operators positioned to benefit from accelerating demand tied to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure growth.Data centre consolidation for the AI eraCarrier Connect Data Solutions Inc. is a data centre consolidation company focused on acquiring and scaling small- to medium-sized private data centre operators. Operating across Canada and internationally, the company's goal is to bring liquidity, capital access, and growth opportunities to profitable data centre assets that historically lacked scale and public market exposure.As AI adoption accelerates, demand for secure, reliable server capacity is rising sharply. Data centres have become essential infrastructure underpinning cloud computing, enterprise IT, and next-generation AI workloads. Carrier Connect is positioning itself at the centre of this growth by rolling up under-capitalised private facilities into a diversified, publicly traded platform designed to scale alongside expanding digital demand.A disciplined roll-up strategy focused on cash flowUnlike many peers focused on greenfield builds or hyperscale facilities, Carrier Connect targets existing, cash-flow-positive data centres with room for expansion. According to CEO Mark Binns, "We are looking to roll up the small and medium-sized private data centre companies that are great businesses, cash flow profitable, but they don't have liquidity."The company's strategy centres on acquiring these assets at private-market valuations, providing owners with an exit while unlocking higher value within a public structure. "They're worth four to five times as much as part of a public diversified portfolio of data centres as they are as a standalone private company," Binns says.By leveraging public markets, Carrier Connect aims to scale efficiently while reducing development and execution risk.Capturing AI-driven demand in a fragmented marketAI adoption is reshaping the global technology landscape, driving sustained demand for data centre capacity. Binns notes that there are roughly 300 data centres in Canada and more than 5,000 in the United States, with most owned by small, private operators seeking liquidity and growth capital.Carrier Connect's acquisition model is designed to capitalise on this fragmentation. "For every dollar we invest of our investors' and shareholders' money, we can return four to five dollars' worth of market cap," Binns explains.By consolidating profitable assets in a sector experiencing long-term structural growth, the ...Full story available on Benzinga.com