WASHINGTON, DC—A new national data centeroperator has been formed out of a pair of companies wholly owned byASB Real Estate Investments, headquartered here.Dallas Infomart and Fortune Data Centers, both wholly owned byASB's Allegiance Real Estate Fund, have merged under the nameInfomart Data Centers. The combined company willmanage a 2.2-million-square-foot, 100-megawatt portfolio, includinga new facility outside Washington, DC that's set to open in2015.

The new facility, to be located in Ashburn, VA—arguably the datacenter hub of the US—will join the 1.3-million-square-footDallas Infomart and a pair of facilities inPortland, OR and in San Jose, where Infomart Data Centers is nowheadquartered. “After building a national portfolio of some of theindustry's most successful data center properties, we reached ascale where it made sense to form an extremely well-capitalizedoperator, backed and owned by the fund, to manage our assets on anational basis in the best interests of our investors and tenants,”says David Quigley, ASB's CIO.

“From four of the most important markets in the country, we arenow positioned to serve the dynamic needs of our existing andfuture customers, who are often looking for extended locationoptions with a trusted, highly capable provider,” says JohnSheputis, formerly head of Fortune and the newly namedpresident of the combined company. “Our extended footprint sets astrong national foundation for anticipated future growth fromexisting tenants, new customers and the hiring of additionalstaff.”