Pranav Hotkar
Sydney, Australia - January 20, 2026 - Australian superannuation fund Aware Super has committed USD 300 million to support the expansion of Vantage Data Centers’ Asia-Pacific (APAC) platform, deepening institutional investment in hyperscale digital infrastructure across the region.
The investment is being made through the Skyline joint venture, which holds an indirect minority stake in Vantage Data Centers APAC, a fast-growing platform with large-scale hyperscale assets across Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. The transaction was confirmed by Aware Super and its investment partners this week.
Aware Super said the capital will be used to accelerate Vantage APAC’s development pipeline, which includes more than 1 gigawatt of secured and planned capacity on land already controlled by the operator. Vantage APAC currently owns and operates over 10 hyperscale data center campuses, serving major cloud and enterprise customers across the region.
The deal builds on Aware Super’s longstanding partnership with DigitalBridge Group, a global digital infrastructure investor that is a key backer of Vantage Data Centers. Aware Super and DigitalBridge previously co-invested in Switch, a US-based hyperscale data center operator, and continue to expand their collaboration across digital infrastructure assets.
Mark Hector, Head of Infrastructure at Aware Super, said the investment reflects the fund’s conviction in long-term demand for digital infrastructure driven by cloud adoption, AI workloads, and data localization requirements. He noted that while Asia-Pacific is projected to require up to 20 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2030, the region remains underdeveloped on a per-capita basis, creating significant growth opportunities .
DigitalBridge Chief Strategy Officer Kevin Smithen said the firm was “delighted to deepen our partnership with Aware Super,” highlighting Vantage APAC’s ability to scale rapidly in markets constrained by power availability and land scarcity. Jeremy Deutsch, President of Vantage Data Centers APAC, said the platform is experiencing “unprecedented growth” as hyperscale customers seek large, AI-ready facilities across the region .
Aware Super said its total allocation to digital infrastructure now exceeds AUD 6 billion, representing more than a quarter of its infrastructure portfolio, as it continues to increase exposure to data centers, fiber networks, and connectivity assets.
The investment underscores growing institutional confidence in Asia-Pacific’s data center market, where demand is being driven by AI model training, cloud migration, and regional digitalization initiatives.
