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词条 DuPont Fabros Technology
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  1. Operations

  2. History

  3. References

{{Infobox company
| name = DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
| fate = Acquired by Digital Realty
| foundation = {{start date and age|March 2, 2007}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|September 14, 2017}}
| location_city = Washington, D.C.
| industry = Real estate investment trust
| products = Data centers
| key_people = {{nowrap | Christopher P. Eldredge, CEO
Lammot J. du Pont, Chairman
Jeffrey H. Foster, CFO[1]}}
| revenue = {{increase}} $0.528 billion (2016)[1]
| net_income = {{increase}} $0.181 billion (2016)[1]
| assets = {{increase}} $3.034 billion (2016)[1]
| equity = {{increase}} $0.962 billion (2016)[1]
| num_employees = 122[1]
}}

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (DFT) was a real estate investment trust that invested in carrier-neutral data centers and provided colocation and peering services.[1] In 2017, the company was acquired by Digital Realty.

Operations

As of December 31, 2016, the company owned 11 operating data center facilities comprising over 3.3 million net rentable square feet.[1] Eight of the properties were in Northern Virginia, two were in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and one was in Santa Clara, California.[1]

The company leased space to companies, on a wholesale level, in which such companies rented space to build their own data centers.[2]

The company had 32 customers and derived 92% of its revenue from its 15 largest customers.[1] The company's largest customers included Microsoft (25.4% of revenue), Facebook (20.2% of revenue), Rackspace (9.0% of revenue), and Yahoo! (6.0% of revenue).[1]

History

The company was co-founded by Lammot J. du Pont, an analyst for JPMorgan Chase and Hossein Fateh, a real estate developer in the Washington metropolitan area.[3]The company sought to acquire data centers that belonged to defunct internet service providers.[3]

In 2004, the company's predecessor acquired 5 data centers from Savvis for $52 million in a leaseback transaction.[4]

In 2005, the company's predecessor acquired a 230,000 square foot data center from AOL for $58.5 million.[5]

On March 2, 2007, the company was incorporated as a real estate investment trust.[1]

In October 2007, the company became a public company via an initial public offering that raised $640 million, the 7th largest initial public offering of a real estate investment trust at that time.[6]

In early 2008, the company halted construction projects due to a lack of financing.[7]

In 2009, the company was named as the fastest growing company in the Washington metro area by American City Business Journals.[8]

In February 2011, Mohammed Mark Amin resigned from the board of directors and was replaced by John T. Roberts Jr.[9]

In 2012, Hossein Fateh, the chief executive officer of the company, forgone his $450,000 salary in exchange for use of the company jet.[10]

In 2012, the company reported that the volume of leasing was the largest in company history.[11]

In May 2012, Mohammed Mark Amin, formerly a director of the company, was accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of making a $618,000 profit as a result of insider trading in the company's securities.[12][13][14]

In September 2014, the company opened a new data center in Ashburn, Virginia.[15]

In February 2015, Christopher P. Eldredge was named chief executive officer of the company.[16]

In March 2015, the company won the Brill Award For Data Center Design issued by Uptime Institute.[17]

In March 2016, the company acquired a 46.7 acre parcel of land in Hillsboro, Oregon for $11.2 million.[18][19]

In June 2016, the company sold a 38-acre data center in New Jersey to Quality Technology Services for $125 million.[20][21]

In October 2016, the company acquired the former printing plant of the Toronto Star for C$54.25 million, with plans to convert it to a data center.[22][23]

In May 2017, the company acquired a 56.5-acre undeveloped site in Mesa, Arizona with plans to construct a data center campus.[24]

In September 2017, the company was acquired by Digital Realty.[25][26]

References

1. ^10 11 [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910322/000091032217000003/af2016123110k.htm Astoria Financial Corporation 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report]
2. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.barrons.com/articles/the-growing-allure-of-data-center-reits-1497676056 | title=The Growing Allure of Data-Center REITs | first=TIERNAN | last=RAY | work=Barron's | date=June 17, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/02/22/tidbits7.html | title=The founders of DuPont Fabros double down | first=Nick | last=Adde | work=American City Business Journals | date=February 22, 2010}}
4. ^{{cite press release | url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040308005512/en/SAVVIS-Closes-Purchase-Cable-Wireless-America-Assets | title=SAVVIS Closes Purchase of Cable & Wireless America Assets | publisher=Business Wire | date=March 8, 2004}}
5. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/27/AR2005072702539.html | title=Tenants to Revive Vacant Data Centers | first=Jenalia | last=Moreno | work=The Washington Post | date=July 28, 2005}}
6. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dupontfabros/update-1-reit-dupont-fabros-technology-ipo-raises-640-5-mln-idUSN1837411420071018 | title=REIT DuPont Fabros Technology IPO raises $640.5 mln | first=Lilla | last=Zuill | work=Reuters | date=October 18, 2007}}
7. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/realestate/commercial/10data.html | title=North Jersey Finds Popularity as Home for Data Centers | first=JOTHAM | last=SEDERSTROM | work=The New York Times | date=February 9, 2010 | subscription=yes}}
8. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2014/10/31/50-fastest-growing-companiesa-win-for-the-books.html | title=50 Fastest Growing Companies: A win for the books | first=JOANNE S. | last=LAWTON | work=American City Business Journals}}
9. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-t-roberts-jr-joins-dupont-fabros-technology-incs-board-of-directors-mark-amin-resigns-as-director-116425799.html | title=John T. Roberts Jr. Joins DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.'s Board of Directors; Mark Amin Resigns as Director | publisher=PR Newswire | date=February 17, 2011}}
10. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2012/04/27/dupont-fabros-technologys-hossein.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology's Hossein Fateh trades salary for a private jet | first=Bryant Ruiz | last=Switzky | work=American City Business Journals | date=February 6, 2013}}
11. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2013/02/volume-of-leasing-in-2012-largest-in.html | title=Volume of leasing in 2012 largest in Dupont Fabros' history | first=KIM | last=STEELE | work=American City Business Journals | date=May 2, 2012}}
12. ^{{cite news | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/insider-trading-crackdown-ensnares-hollywood-producer/ | title=Insider Trading Crackdown Ensnares Hollywood Producer | first=AZAM | last=AHMED | work=The New York Times | date=May 8, 2012 | subscription=yes}}
13. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2012-2012-86htm | title=SEC Charges Movie Producer and Ring of Relatives and Business Partners with Insider Trading | publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | date=May 8, 2012}}
14. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.law360.com/articles/338405/film-producer-pals-reach-2m-deal-in-insider-trading-case | title=Film Producer, Pals Reach $2M Deal In Insider Trading Case | first=Max | last=Stendahl | work=Law360 | date=May 8, 2012 | subscription=yes}}
15. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-fabros-technology-inc-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-newest-data-center-located-on-ashburn-corporate-campus-277054181.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For Newest Data Center Located On Ashburn Corporate Campus | publisher=PR Newswire | date=September 25, 2014}}
16. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-fabros-technology-inc-names-christopher-p-eldredge-president-and-chief-executive-officer-300031075.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. Names Christopher P. Eldredge President And Chief Executive Officer | publisher=PR Newswire | date=February 4, 2015}}
17. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-fabros-technology-inc-wins-brill-award-for-data-center-design-300043299.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. Wins Brill Award For Data Center Design | publisher=PR Newswire | date=March 2, 2015}}
18. ^{{cite press release | url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/03/17/821029/0/en/DuPont-Fabros-Technology-Inc-Announces-New-Leases-Totaling-Over-27-Megawatts-of-Critical-Load-Commencement-of-Development-of-SC1-Phase-III-and-Acquisition-of-Land-for-Future-Develo.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. Announces New Leases Totaling Over 27 Megawatts of Critical Load, Commencement of Development of SC1 Phase III and Acquisition of Land for Future Development | publisher=Globe Newswire | date=March 17, 2016}}
19. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/08/data_center_company_buys_hills.html | title=Data center company buys Hillsboro acreage for new server farm | first1=Luke | last1=Hammill | first2=Mike | last2=Rogoway | work=The Oregonian | date=August 9, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qts-acquires-dupont-fabros-38-acre-new-jersey-data-center-campus-300280302.html| title=QTS Acquires DuPont Fabros' 38-Acre New Jersey Data Center Campus | publisher=PR Newswire | date=June 6, 2016}}
21. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSASC08SUU | title=QTS says acquires Dupont Fabros' New Jersey data center campus | publisher=Reuters | date=June 6, 2016}}
22. ^{{cite press release | url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/10/27/883581/0/en/DuPont-Fabros-Technology-Inc-Announces-Purchase-of-Shell-Building-in-the-Greater-Toronto-Area.html | title=DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. Announces Purchase of Shell Building in the Greater Toronto Area | publisher=Globe Newswire | date=October 27, 2016}}
23. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bisnow.com/toronto/news/data-center/data-center-to-replace-former-toronto-star-printing-facility-74996 | title=Data Centre To Replace Former Toronto Star Printing Facility | first=Ian | last=Johnston | work=Bisnow Media | date=May 31, 2017}}
24. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/05/10/data-center-developer-buys-mesa-land-for-potential.html | title=Data center developer buys Mesa land for potential 1 million SF campus | first=Mike | last=Sunnucks | work=American City Business Journals | date=May 10, 2017}}
25. ^{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-realty-completes-merger-with-dupont-fabros-300520007.html | title=Digital Realty Completes Merger With DuPont Fabros | publisher=PR Newswire | date=September 14, 2017}}
26. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/09/15/digital-realty-acquires-dupont-fabros-in-7-8b-deal.html | title=Digital Realty acquires DuPont Fabros in $7.8B deal | first=Michael | last=Neibauer | work=American City Business Journals | date=September 15, 2017}}

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