DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US digital infrastructure investment firm, announced on July 19 it has appointed South Korean Tae E. Ahn as managing director and head of Asia capital formation at DigitalBridge Investment Management.

Based in Singapore, Ahn will work for capital formation, co-investment and client relationship management across the Asia-Pacific region.

Ahn has more than 15 years of capital formation and business development leadership experience in the financial sector, alongside deep expertise in Asian markets.

Prior to joining DigitalBridge, he served as senior client relationship manager and head of Korea at Partners Group, Switzerland-headquartered global private markets investment firm. He led fundraising, client relationship management and deal sourcing for seven years in that role.

Before joining Partners Group, Ahn focused on fundraising at ING Investment Management Korea and H&Q Korea Partners Holdings.

Earlier in his career, he worked in Debt Capital Markets at Credit Suisse Hong Kong and in the investment banking division at JP Morgan in New York.

He holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a Masters in international economic policy from Columbia University.

Headquartered in Florida, DigitalBridge has invested more than 25 years in the digital ecosystem including cellular towers, data centers and fiber. The investment firm manages a $47 billion portfolio of digital infrastructure assets. The firm has key offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Singapore.

Last week, a consortium led by DigitalBridge and Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure said they have reached an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in GD Towers, Germany’s largest tower company, from a German telecom provider Deutsche Telekom AG.

The transaction values GD Towers at $17.5 billion on a consolidated basis, including the assumption of net debt, DigitalBridge said. Deutsche Telecom will retain a 49% stake in GD Towers following the deal.

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Jihyun Kim edited this article.