DigitalBridge Opens Tokyo Office to Expand Japan Platform

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, today announced the opening of its Tokyo office, led by Soichiro Suda, who joined the firm as Managing Director in January 2026. The moves build on the momentum of DigitalBridge’s established presence in Japan and strengthens the firm’s ability to originate investments, support portfolio companies, and deepen relationships with local partners.

DigitalBridge has built a diversified digital infrastructure platform in Japan through investments spanning data centers, towers, and connectivity. In June 2026, the firm announced the formation of Nippon Gateway Infrastructure (“NGI”), an enterprise-focused data center platform established in partnership with JEXI and anchored by a foundational portfolio of data center facilities acquired from NEC Corporation. DigitalBridge’s Japan portfolio also includes JTOWER, a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, and Vantage Data Centers, which operates hyperscale capacity in Osaka. In his role, Mr. Suda leads the firm’s investment activities in Japan and is responsible for identifying, evaluating, consummating, and managing investments across DigitalBridge’s digital infrastructure verticals, serving as the firm’s senior representative in the Japanese market.

Mr. Suda brings more than 30 years of experience spanning energy, infrastructure advisory, asset management, and investment banking. Prior to joining DigitalBridge, he served as Chief Investment Officer at Japan Extensive Infrastructure, Limited. He also spent seven years as a Managing Director at Macquarie Asset Management, where he was actively involved in infrastructure investment activities in Japan, and earlier held Director roles at Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory, where he headed Infrastructure Advisory, and at Storm Harbour Japan. Earlier in his career, he spent 17 years at Mitsubishi Corporation, where he held a broad range of roles across the company’s energy and natural gas businesses, including project development in Australia, business development in Malaysia, treasury and innovative finance, and LPG marketing across Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Waseda University.

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