Vocus Communications Ltd (VOC) announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Perth data centre operator PerthIX, PerthIX, widely regard as Perth’s premier CBD co-location facility has a strong brand in the Perth market and provides Vocus with a data centre in one of Australia’s fastest growing markets. Vocus has paid an upfront consideration of $6.275m in cash with an additional performance earn out of up to $725,000 should the business exceed FY12 forecasts. The recently upgraded facility of 536 sqm boasts 86 customers with a significant number of those customers being carriers and ISPs. PerthIX is one of the longest established data centres in Perth.
PerthIX’s General Manager, Adam Gardner, will continue to lead the Perth team who will be integrated into the Vocus technical and operational teams. This transaction will further consolidate Vocus’ position as one of the leading independent wholesale telecommunications and data centre operators in Australia and New Zealand.
Vocus (VOC) Vocus Communications is an ASX listed leading telecommunications provider of wholesale data centre, voice, peering and international Internet connectivity to telecommunications companies and ISPs across Australia, NZ and the US. The company provides high performance, high availability, and highly scalable communications solutions, which allow service providers to quickly and easily deploy new services for their own customer base.
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