SoftBank in Talks to Buy Data-Center Investor DigitalBridge

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is trying to capitalize on soaring demand for the computing capacity that underpins AI applications.

Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group Inc., a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, as it seeks to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The Japanese conglomerate is negotiating a potential deal to buy New York-listed DigitalBridge and take it private, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is confidential.