DLR is trading 4.8% down at $181.44 in pre-market after Blackstone affiliates launched a $2.35 billion secondary offering of common stock tied to the closing of the company’s Northern Virginia data-center acquisition.
- While DLR itself is not selling shares or receiving proceeds, the sizable secondary sale increases the available float.
- The stock is facing downward pressure as investors digest the sudden increase in supply and potential dilution dynamics.
- The offering follows the completion of a major data-center acquisition in Northern Virginia.