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DATABANK / ZCOLO Transaction Overview

October 2020

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accelerating its digital transformation, whether the pending acquisition of zColo by DataBank will be consummated within the timeframe anticipated or at all, whether the Company will realize the anticipated benefits of its DataBank investment, including the pending zColo acquisition, DataBank's performance and the impact of the transaction on the diversity and stability of its portfolio, whether anticipated synergies and business optimization initiatives in the pending zColo transaction will enhance the Company's economics for the transaction, the resilience and growth in demand for digital infrastructure, including datacenters, the Company's ability to continue deploying capital into high quality digital investments, the Company ability to consummate anticipated co-investments in the zColo transaction, the Company's Fee-Earning Equity Under Management ("FEEUM") and its ability to continue FEEUM growth at the current pace or at all, whether Colony Capital will be able to maintain its qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the timing of and ability to deploy available capital, including whether any redeployment of capital will generate higher total returns, Colony Capital's leverage, including the Company's ability to reduce debt and the timing and amount of borrowings under its credit facility, increased interest rates and operating costs, adverse economic or real estate developments in Colony Capital's markets, customer base expansion, including the maintenance of key customer relationships, the failure to successfully operate or lease acquired properties, decreased rental rates, increased vacancy rates or failure to renew or replace expiring leases, increased costs of capital expenditures, defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, adverse general and local economic conditions, an unfavorable capital market environment, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended

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COMPELLING TRANSACTION RATIONALE

zColo is highly complementary to the DataBank platform

  • DataBank emerges as a leading U.S. edge colocation operator for hyperscale, technology and content customers
    • zColo adds a diverse mix of strategically-important enterprise and interconnect data centers across attractive new markets
    • Scale, customer relationships and geographic coverage crucial to capturing edge demand from technology firms looking to monetize the Edge
  • Expanded footprint provides broad geographic coverage and scale
    • Larger DataBank portfolio will serve expansion of cloud/content workloads into primary and secondary edge markets
  • zColo will contribute an exceptional base of diversified, blue-chip customers
    • Customer base expands from ~1,500 to ~3,000 and includes key cloud, content, and social media companies most likely to drive incremental future demand
    • Key customer relationships scaled across new markets and geographies
  • Deal leverages strong leadership with track record of successful growth
    • 5 acquisitions in past 3 years; 10%+ organic top-line growth since DC acquisition
    • Accretive acquisition economics, optimization opportunities already identified

Source: DataBank and zColo company information as of 6/30/2020

Scaled Pro Forma Footprint

Total PF

Markets

9

23

29

Data Centers

20

44

64

Carrier Hotels

5

13

18

(incl. in Data Centers)

Built MW

54

84

138

Colo SF

457k

778k

1,235k

Cross Connects

6.8k

23.1k

29.9k

Revenue (LQA)

$176M

$280M

$456M

DataBank Executive Team

Raul Martynek

Kevin Ooley

Mike Foust

Executive Chairman

CEO

President & CFO

Former CEO of Digital

20+ year career in telecom &

25+ year career as

Realty; 30+ year career in

internet infrastructure;

finance and operating

real estate & data center

former CEO of NetAccess

executive

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NATIONAL EDGE FOOTPRINT WITH 30K X-CONNECTS

Diverse Footprint Creates Platform Serving Cloud and Edge Demand

Seattle (2)

Salt Lake City (4)

Santa Clara (1)

Minneapolis (3)

Boston (1)

Cleveland (1)

Pittsburgh (2)

New York Metro (4)

Chicago (4)

Philadelphia (1)

Baltimore (1)

Kansas City (3)

Indianapolis (2)

Northern Virginia (2)

Los Angeles (1)

Denver (4)

Las Vegas (1)

Total PF

Markets

9

23

29

Data Centers

20

44

64

Built MW

54

84

138

Colo SF

457k

778k

1,235k

Cross Connects

6.8k

23.1k

29.9k

Ideal Product Mix

8 New Tier 1 Markets

12 New Edge Markets

Orange County (2)

Phoenix (3)

San Diego (2)

Memphis (1)

Dallas (7)

Atlanta (2)

Waco (1)

Austin (1)

Miami (1)

13 New Carrier Hotels

~30K X-Connects

Source: DataBank and zColo company information as of 6/30/2020

European markets pending inclusion subject to regulatory approvals

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PRO FORMA TRANSACTION SUMMARY

  • Purchase Price: $1.4 billion
  • zColo Q2 annualized Adj EBITDA1,2: $86m
  • Equity Investment of $720m
    • $145m funded by CLNY to maintain 20% position, brings total CLNY investment to $332m
    • Transaction adds $500m+ of co-invest FEEUM
  • Total funded acquisition debt of $550m. Including capital lease obligations, $725m
  • Accretive transaction relative to initial investment and publicly traded peers;
    • Synergies and business optimization initiatives will further enhance economics
  1. zColo figures represent preliminary 'carve-out' estimates from Zayo Group and remain subject to final adjustment
  2. zColo adjusted EBITDA figures presented reflect standalone cost adjustments, capital lease obligations and pass-through network reimbursements to synchronize comparability with DataBank definitions

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FINANCIAL PROFILE

Pro Forma

CLNY OP

Last Quarter Annualized

DataBank

zColo

Combined

Share - 20%

($ in millions)

LQA

LQA

LQA

2Q20

2Q20

2Q20

Revenue

$176

$280

$456

$91

EBITDA

$66

$86

$152

$30

EBITDA Margin

38%

31%

33%

CAPITALIZATION

Pro Forma

CLNY OP

(millions of $, as of 6/30)

DataBank

zColo

Combined

Share - 20%

Debt (incl. capital lease obligations)

$515

$725

$1,240

$248

Equity

941

720

1,661

332

Total Capitalization

$1,456

$1,445

$2,901

$580

TRANSACTION STATS

zColo

Purchase Price

$1,400

Capital Lease & Other Purchase Liability Adjustments

185

Adjustments made to sync with DataBank EBITDA definition

Adjusted Enterprise Value

1,215

zColo 2Q20 Annualized Adj EBITDA (as above)

$86

Trailing Multiple

14.2x

Does not factor synergies, BBNB, operational improvements

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