REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital
infrastructure company™, today announced that both Standard
& Poor's ("S&P") and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") have upgraded
all of Equinix's credit ratings to BBB, from the previous rating of
BBB-. The ratings outlook for both agencies is Stable. The upgraded
S&P ratings are effective as of April
28, 2021, and the upgraded Fitch ratings are effective as of
April 30, 2021. S&P previously
upgraded Equinix's rating to BBB- in February 2019, marking our entrance as an
investment-grade company. Fitch previously upgraded Equinix's
ratings to BBB- in July 2019, and
subsequently revised its rating outlook to "Positive" in
June 2020.
The ratings upgrades from both agencies reflect Equinix's
growing portfolio of owned assets, increasing global scale
supported by its unique interconnection platform, a disciplined
financial policy utilizing broad access to capital, and resilience
through the COVID-19 pandemic. Equinix's highly stable recurring
revenue and favorable industry tailwinds continue to provide
additional positive ratings factors.
"We are extremely pleased to receive these upgrades to our
investment-grade ratings along with increased operating flexibility
in leverage tolerance," said Keith
Taylor, Chief Financial Officer, Equinix. "This is another
clear recognition of our efforts to continue to improve our
leverage and liquidity position while continuing to invest in
meaningful growth opportunities across the business."
About Equinix
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's
digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to harness
a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the
foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix
enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners
and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix,
they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services,
deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press
release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to,
the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX data
centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products
and solutions, unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the
integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers
in recently built out or acquired data centers; a failure to
complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time;
competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to
generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay
new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business
from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT;
and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent
Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request
from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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