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Chindata Group Holdings Pre-IPO

Chindata Group Holdings aims to raise around US$400m in its US listing. Chindata is a data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific with a focus on China. It currently operates six data centers in China and one in Malaysia and has numerous more data centers under construction.

The company is backed by Bain Capital and is almost like a startup, in the sense that it was recently formed via the merger of a China and Asia-Pac entity. Given the relative freshness of the firm, the company has taken the liberty of providing financials just for the past 18 months, which of course show rapid growth. Also, it doesn’t provide a whole lot of details about its individual assets. Furthermore, its two large clients account for a huge chunk of its revenue, one of which is Bytedance, the other being Wangsu.

On the positive side, Chindata has plans to more than double its capacity by the end of 2021, which will ensure that growth remains strong. Moreover, its Chairman and founder appear to have ample experience in the sector. It operates in a sector which has only seen investor demand increase during COVID-19 and hence, despite its lack of financials will probably still be hot.

In this note, I’ll talk about the company’s background, its past performance and the above issues.