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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
European Interests—As of March 31, 2025, ATC Europe consists of the Company’s operations in France, Germany and Spain. The Company currently holds a 52% controlling interest in ATC Europe, with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and Allianz insurance companies and funds managed by Allianz Capital Partners GmbH, including the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund (collectively, “Allianz”) holding 30% and 18% noncontrolling interests, respectively. ATC Europe holds a 100% interest in the subsidiaries that consist of the Company’s operations in France and an 87% and an 83% controlling interest in the subsidiaries that consist of the Company’s operations in Germany and Spain, respectively, with PGGM holding a 13% and a 17% noncontrolling interest in each respective subsidiary.
Bangladesh Partnership—In 2021, the Company acquired a 51% controlling interest in Kirtonkhola Tower Bangladesh Limited (“KTBL”). Confidence Group holds a 49% noncontrolling interest in KTBL.
Stonepeak Transaction—In 2022, the Company entered into agreements pursuant to which certain investment vehicles affiliated with Stonepeak Partners LP (such investment vehicles, collectively, “Stonepeak”) acquired a noncontrolling ownership interest in the Company’s U.S. data center business, through an investment in common equity and mandatorily convertible preferred equity (the “Stonepeak Transaction”).
As of March 31, 2025, the Company holds a common equity interest of approximately 71% in its U.S. data center business, with Stonepeak holding approximately 29% of the outstanding common equity and 100% of the outstanding mandatorily convertible preferred equity. On a fully converted basis, which is expected to occur four years from August 2022, and on the basis of the currently outstanding equity, the Company will hold a controlling ownership interest of approximately 64%, with Stonepeak holding approximately 36%. The mandatorily convertible preferred equity, which accrues dividends at 5.0%, will convert into common equity on a one for one basis, subject to adjustment that will be measured upon conversion.
Dividends to noncontrolling interests—Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries may, from time to time, declare dividends. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company’s U.S. data center business declared distributions of $11.4 million related to the outstanding Stonepeak mandatorily convertible preferred equity (the “Stonepeak Preferred Distributions”). As of March 31, 2025, the amount accrued for Stonepeak Preferred Distributions was $11.4 million.
Beginning in January 2024, pursuant to the terms of the ownership agreement with Stonepeak, on a quarterly basis, the Company’s U.S. data center business will distribute common dividends to the Company and to Stonepeak in proportion to their respective equity interests in the Company’s U.S. data center business (the “Stonepeak Common Dividend”). During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company’s U.S. data center business declared and paid distributions of $17.3 million, related to the Stonepeak Common Dividend.
The changes in noncontrolling interests were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Balance as of January 1, $6,266.5 $6,667.2 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests9.9 4.3 
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax153.0 (92.7)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders (1)0.8 138.9 
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders(28.7)(103.8)
Balance as of March 31,
$6,401.5 $6,613.9 
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(1)Three months ended March 31, 2024 includes contributions from Stonepeak of $137.3 million, including a noncash contribution of $37.5 million made in lieu of Stonepeak’s receipt of the Stonepeak Common Dividend.