QTS Realty Trust

QTS Realty Trust  operates as a technology infrastructure company that provides data center facilities and managed services. The company's managed facilities provide colocation, and monitoring and systems management services. Its managed services include managed storage/tape backup, security, disaster recovery, professional services, load balancing, application and database management, and monitoring and service management; and media services include media and streaming, media encoding and transcoding, event production, signal acquisition, creative services, and digital media library services. The company has strategic partnerships with IBM, Internap, Cisco Powered Network, Microsoft Gold Partner, EMC, Veritas, StorageTek (Sun), and Network Appliance. Quality Technology Services, Inc. was formerly known as e^deltacom. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia. It has facilities in Overland Park, Kansas; Atlanta, Georgia; Jersey City and Fairfield, New Jersey; Manhattan, New York; Santa Clara, California; Miami, Florida; Lenexa, Topeka, and Wichita, Kansas; and Indianapolis, Indiana. As of September 1, 2005, Quality Technology Services, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Quality Group of Companies, Inc.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. , Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the closing of its acquisition on August 31, 2021 by affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners, QTS Realty Trust ("QTS") announced that holders of its 6.50% Series A Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Limited Liability Company Units (the "New Series A Preferred Units") will have the right, until the close of business on October 14, 2021, to convert each New Series A Preferred Unit into $172.84 in cash.

QTS Realty Trust Announces Fundamental Change Conversion for New Series A Preferred Units

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NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) today announced that affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., and Blackstone Property Partners have completed their previously announced acquisition of QTS Realty Trust for approximately $10 billion, including debt.

Blackstone Funds Complete Acquisition of QTS Realty Trust

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") today announced that, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today, QTS stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of QTS by affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners.

QTS Realty Trust Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Blackstone Funds

QTS Realty (QTS) delivered FFO and revenue surprises of 20.00% and 3.23%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

QTS Realty (QTS) Q2 FFO and Revenues Surpass Estimates

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. ("QTS" or the "Company") (NYSE: QTS) today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

QTS Reports Second Quarter 2021 Operating Results

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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Halper Sadeh LLP Investigates NWHM, VNE, ACBI, QTS, STL, GRA; Shareholders are Encouraged to Contact the Firm

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) today announced that the Company will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 after market close on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Release

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") today announced the expiration of the 40 day "go-shop" period pursuant to the previously announced definitive merger agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of QTS common stock for $78.00 per share in an all cash transaction.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of hybrid colocation and mega scale data center solutions, today announced it has published its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives Report.

QTS Publishes Third Annual Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives Report

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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) to Blackstone (NYSE: BX). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of QTS will receive only $78.00 in cash for each share of QTS that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consid

QTS REALTY INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of QTS Realty Trust - QTS

NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde , founder and managing partner at Monteverde & Associates PC, a national securities firm rated Top 50 in the 2018-2020 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report and headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating QTS Realty Trust ("QTS" or the "Company") (QTS) relating to its proposed acquisition by Blackstone Group. Under the terms of the agreement, QTS shareholders will receive $78.00 in cash per share they own.

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Monteverde & Associates PC Announces an Investigation of QTS Realty Trust - QTS

MILWAUKEE, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Blackstone. Click here to learn how to join the action: https://www.ademilaw.com/case/qts-realty-trust or call Guri Ademi toll-free at 866-264-3995.

Shareholder Alert: Ademi LLP investigates whether QTS Realty Trust has obtained a Fair Price in its transaction with Blackstone

Shares of the data center owner took off after it accepted a generous offer from Blackstone. Here's a quick look at the deal.

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Blackstone Group Inc. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to buy QTS Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: QTS) in  deal valued at $6.7 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Shares of QTS surged higher in morning trading, increasing by more than 20% over the closing price on Friday.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLP, a global investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone for $78.00 per share is fair to QTS Realty shareholders. Halper Sadeh encourages QTS Realty shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or

QTS Realty Merger Investigation: Halper Sadeh LLP Announces Investigation Into Whether the Sale of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Is Fair to Shareholders; Investors Are Encouraged to Contact the Firm – QTS

SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) ("QTS Realty" or the "Company") breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Blackstone Group Inc. On June 7, 2021, QTS Realty announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Blackstone. Under the terms of the deal, stockholders will receive $78.00 per share in cash for each share of QTS Realty common stock they own.

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Shares of QTS Realty Trust Inc. soared 21.0% into record territory in premarket trading Monday, after the data center provider announced and agreement to be acquired by Blackstone Group Inc. in a deal valued at $10 billion. Blackstone's stock rose 1.0% ahead of the open.

QTS Realty stock soars toward a record after Blackstone buyout deal valued at $10 billion

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and NEW YORK, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") and Blackstone (NYSE: BX), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of QTS Realty Trust for $78.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10 billion 1, including the assumption of debt.

QTS Realty Trust to Be Acquired by Blackstone Funds in $10 Billion Transaction

Blackstone and QTS did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

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