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Bain Capital Joins Bidding for Koch Data Center Firm Edged in Deal That Could Top $15 Billion

September 29, 2026 at 20:21 EDT

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Bain Capital is among the bidders in talks to buy Edged, the data center developer owned by Koch Inc., in a process that could value the company at more than $15 billion. The discussions would reverse a stance the Boston private equity firm took less than a year ago, when it said it was staying out of private equity bets on the US artificial intelligence infrastructure boom.

Sept. 29, 2026 · Bain Capital

Bain reverses course and bids for Koch's Edged

The private equity firm is among bidders for the waterless-cooled US data center developer. Koch has been seeking a valuation above $15 billion, and no agreement is signed.

Reported values, not a closed price

Column height matches billions of dollars. China is a completed sale. Bridge and Edged are processes still open.

$4B

China sale, done

$5B

Bridge value discussed

>$15B

Edged, sought

Takeaway: the price Koch is testing for Edged is about three times the valuation discussed for Bain's Bridge platform.

US facilities described as operating

169 MW

Atlanta, largest listed campus

388+ MW

Critical capacity Edged says it has delivered

1.15

Design PUE the company targets

Why the asset draws bids

Waterless cooling, a multi-city US footprint, and a pipeline that includes a filed Irving, Texas hall aimed at high-density AI loads.

Why it may not close

Bain is one of several bidders. In 2025 its own leadership warned that not every player in the US data center arms race will win.

Still a process, not a purchase

Koch solicits bids → several parties offer → Bain holds talks → any price above $15 billion remains unagreed.

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