KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Centersquare Series 2025-3/4

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes (the Series 2025-3/4 Notes) from Centersquare Issuer LLC and Centersquare Co-Issuer LLC Series 2025-3/4 (Series 2025-3/4), a colocation data center ABS transaction. The transaction represents the third ABS issuance issued by Centersquare Issuer LLC and Centersquare Co-Issuer LLC (the Co-Issuers). KBRA’s rating analysis incorporates all prior debt issuance of the Co-Issuers. KBRA anticipates affirming the ratings of the Series 2024-1/2 Notes and Series 2025-1/2 Notes with the issuance of the Series 2025-3/4 Notes.

The Series 2025-3/4 Notes are secured by 32 data centers generating approximately $560.0 million of Total Annualized Monthly Recurring Revenue (AMRR) and approximately $300.4 million of Annualized Adjusted Net Operating Income (AANOI) as of May 31, 2025 (the Statistical Disclosure Date). This includes the fee simple ownership interests in 16 multi-customer enterprise data centers (63.8% of AANOI) located in ten markets and leasehold interests in 16 multi customer enterprise data centers (36.2% of AANOI) located in ten markets. The 32 data centers are comprised of approximately 1,494,702 square feet (sf) of data center space and can provide approximately 228.8 megawatts (MW) Wof critical load power to customers.

The data center colocation customers use the data center space for power, space, and cooling of their data center equipment, cloud services, business continuity and other professional services. As of the Statistical Disclosure Date, of the portfolio is comprised of 1,303 unique customers, pursuant to separate customer contracts with a weighted average remaining contract term of 2.5 years. The largest customer accounts for 6.5% of AMRR while the top 20 customers account for approximately 41.7% of AMRR. The portfolio of customers operate in 15 unique industries. The top three industries include cloud and IT services (44.5% of AMRR), network service providers (15.1%), and banking and securities (12.6%).

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Methodologies

• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ABS: General Global Rating Methodology for Asset Backed Securities
• CMBS: North American CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology
• CMBS: North American CMBS Single Borrower & Large Loan Rating Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

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