Warburg Said to Co-Lead Global Switch Pursuit With SC Cap

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has joined SC Capital Partners in pursuing a potential acquisition of data center operator Global Switch Holdings Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.

The SC Capital-Warburg Pincus consortium has been in talks with other potential investors to join them, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Singapore-based SC Capital is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on the possible Global Switch offer, and has lined up about $3 billion in a loan facility, the people said.