据知情人士透露，新加坡数据中心运营商STT GDC Pte.正与银行就一笔31亿新元（约合24亿美元）的银团贷款进行谈判，随着人工智能热潮持续推动建设基础设施的公司对债务的需求。
Lee Singapore-based data center operator STT GDC Pte. is in talks with banks for a S$3.1 billion ($2.4 billion) syndicated loan, according to people familiar with the matter, as the AI boom continues to fuel demand for debt among companies building the infrastructure.
知情人士称，参与该计划借款并担任全球协调人、主牵头安排人和账簿管理人的银行包括渣打集团、大华银行、华侨银行和星展银行，这些人士因讨论私人细节而要求不具名。
Banks working on the planned borrowing as global coordinators, mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners include Standard Chartered Plc, United Overseas Bank Ltd., Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and DBS Bank Ltd., said the people, asking not to be identified discussing private details.
知情人士称，这笔为期三年的借款，其利息差价为新加坡隔夜平均利率加165个基点，并附带最长两年的展期选择权。所得款项将用于为STTGDC的资产提供融资。
The three-year borrowing, which pays an interest margin of 165 basis points over the benchmark Singapore Overnight Rate Average, comes with an extension option of up to two years, the people said. Proceeds will be used as financing for STTGDC’s assets, they said.
STTGDC、渣打、星展、KKR和大华银行的代表均拒绝置评，而新加坡电信和华侨银行未回应置评请求。
Representatives from STTGDC, StanChart, DBS, KKR and UOB declined to comment, while Singtel and OCBC didn’t respond to a request for comment.
由KKR公司和新加坡电信有限公司领导的财团于9月完成对STTGDC的收购，此前双方已同意以66亿新元收购这家数据中心公司。星展银行、华侨银行和大华银行此前曾参与一笔50亿新元的可持续发展挂钩贷款，用于此次收购。
A group led by KKR & Co. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. completed its acquisition of STTGDC in September, after earlier agreeing to buy the data center company for S$6.6 billion. DBS, OCBC and UOB earlier participated in a S$5 billion sustainability-linked loan for the purchase.
STTGDC的这笔交易增加了由人工智能热潮推动的债务融资浪潮，这场融资狂潮推高了债券收益率，引发投资者担忧，并加剧了对许多AI相关公司估值偏高的审查。
STTGDC’s deal adds to a wave of debt financing driven by the AI boom that’s also raised worries among investors with the binge pushing up bond yields, increasing scrutiny of what many see as lofty valuations of AI-linked companies.
据彭博社汇编的数据显示，自2025年初以来，全球AI融资狂潮已向市场涌入超过6500亿美元的债务。穆迪评级预计，未来五年数据中心相关投资将至少达到3万亿美元。
Globally, the AI borrowing binge has flooded markets with more than $650 billion of debt since the start of 2025, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Moody’s Ratings expects at least $3 trillion of data center-related investments over the next five years.
STTGDC成立于2014年，根据其网站介绍，是亚洲最大的数据中心运营商之一，在包括印度、韩国、日本和马来西亚以及英国、德国和意大利在内的12个国家设有设施。
Established in 2014, STTGDC is one of Asia’s largest data center operators with facilities across 12 countries including India, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia as well as the UK, Germany and Italy, according to its website.